First published at 17:27 UTC on March 15th, 2019.
President Trump Holds Press Conference 3/14/19 Meets With Irish PM
During an Oval Office meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varakar, President Trump discusses a range of issues, including Beto O’Rourke’s candidacy, Brexit, tariffs against the EU…
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President Trump Holds Press Conference 3/14/19 Meets With Irish PM
During an Oval Office meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varakar, President Trump discusses a range of issues, including Beto O’Rourke’s candidacy, Brexit, tariffs against the EU, and the Senate vote blocking his national emergency declaration.
President Donald Trump offered his first reaction to Beto O’Rourke‘s 2020 presidential campaign by invoking O’Rourke’s hand gestures and, apparently, questioning his mental condition.
Trump took questions from the Oval Office during his meeting with Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar, and he was asked for his thoughts on O’Rourke’s campaign announcement.
“He has a lot of hand movement. Is he crazy or is that just the way he acts?” Trump asked. “I’ve never seen hand movement, I watched him a little while this morning, doing, I assume some kind of a news conference. I’ve actually never seen anything quite like it. Study it. I’m sure you’ll agree.”
When asked if he’s concerned about anyone who’s challenging him for the White House in 2020, Trump shrugged it off by promising he’ll take on whoever the Democratic nominee turns out to be.
It’s interesting that Trump would mock O’Rourke for being expressive with his hands when, as political observers have noted, Trump does much the same on a very regular basis:
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