In reply to a remark from Marco Rubio during a Fox News debate, Trump said,
“Look at those hands, are they small hands? And, he referred to my hands — ‘if they’re small, something else must be small.’ I guarantee you there’s no problem. I guarantee.”
Time – Watch Trump Talk About His Private Parts at the Debate
CNN – Donald Trump defends size of his penis
Vox – Donald Trump just defended his penis size at the Republican debate
Trump declassified a variety of documents pertaining to the investigation of Russian election interference and his administration’s own possible obstruction of that investigation. It included reports on warrants, interviews, and personal text messages of FBI agents. The intelligence community immediately derided the move as unprecedented and dangerous.
Trump said he had not reviewed any of the documents in question, but made the decision because of Fox News commentators:
I have not reviewed them. I have been asked by many people in Congress as you know to release them. I have watched commentators that I respect begging the president of the United States to release them….I have been asked by so many people that I respect, please — the great Lou Dobbs, the great Sean Hannity, the wonderful great Jeanie Pirro.
The Hill – READ: President Trump’s exclusive interview with Hill.TV
Wired – The Collateral Damage of Trump’s Extreme Declassifications
New York Magazine – Trump Ordered the Release of Sensitive Intelligence at Sean Hannity’s Request
The remark prompted Melania’s spokeswoman to say that she watches “any channel she wants.”
The New York Times – Spotting CNN on a TV Aboard Air Force One, Trump Rages Against Reality
Newsweek – CNN troll Trump: ‘Thanks for watching, Melania!’
During the freewheeling interview, he railed against Iran and the nuclear deal, distanced himself from the “crazy” Stormy Daniels story and his personal attorney Michael Cohen, and slammed Obama’s handling of North Korea while praising his own. He also spoke about his friendship with Kanye West and boasted about the employment rate of blacks under his administration, noting, “Republicans really did the thing. Lincoln was a Republican.”
The cast looked visibly uncomfortable throughout the last few minutes, during which Trump complained about “how dishonest the news is,” Brian Kilmeade suggested, “I’m not your doctor, Mr. President, but I would recommend you watch less of them.” Trump replied, “well I don’t watch them at all…I watched leakin’ lying Comey last night.” He had sacked James Comey, Director of the FBI, for investigating Russia election interference. He went on to attack the “witch hunt” from the Mueller investigation, and said “I would give myself an A+, no one has done what I’ve been able to do, and I did it despite the fact that I have a phony cloud over my head that doesn’t exist.” Kilmeade finally ended the interview by cutting into a rant about the Justice Department and “crooked” FBI by saying, “we talked to you all day, but it looks like you have a million things to do, but I hope you can join us again.”
Trump has called in several times to Fox & Friends as President, including one that lasted 52 minutes.
The New Yorker – Trump’s stormy morning on “Fox & Friends”
Vanity Fait – Fox & Ffriends hurriedly shuts down interview as Trump rants about Mueller
Politifact – Fact-checking Donald Trump’s interview on Fox & Friends
The “thing” Trump appeared to be referring to was the abolition of slavery. Trump made the remarks during a call in to Fox and Friends. Trump has also compared himself to Lincoln.
It was just one remark in a meandering half-hour call to Fox & Friends.
Trump made the remarks in an interview with Bill O’Reilly. When O’Reilly said that “Putin’s a killer,” Trump likened the United States to Russia and its human rights violations, replying that “there are a lot of killers. You think our country’s so innocent?”
USA Today – Trump says America isn’t so innocent
NBC News – Trump, Challenged About Putin, Says ‘Our Country’s So Innocent?’
CNN – Trump defends Putin: ‘You think our country’s so innocent?’
