Trump news: President says US forces killed terrorists behind Paris attacks, after launching latest insults at John McCain
Updates from Washington as they happened on Wednesday
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump has resumed his attack on George Conway, the husband of White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway, after the latter questioned the president’s mental health.
In response, Mr Trump called the lawyer “a stone cold LOSER & husband from hell!”
Mr Trump has also been accused of “punching at a person that can’t fight back because he’s dead” over his feud with recently deceased Vietnam War hero and Republican senator John McCain.
“I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be,” Mr Trump said yesterday during a press conference at the White House with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, prompting the comment from CNN anchor Anderson Cooper on the disrespect being shown to a long-serving American public servant who passed away of brain cancer last August, aged 81.
The ongoing attacks on the late senator has led many to express support for the famed Arizonan, even as the president has continued to double down on his criticism of the war hero.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mr Trump took a trip to Lima, Ohio, where he visited a tank manufacturing plant and expressed admiration for the "patriotism" he said was on full display in the company.
Before boarding his plane to leave Washington, Mr Trump told reporters that he expects special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election to be released publicly.
Mr Mueller's report is expected any day now, with many reports indicating the investigation is winding down or already finished up.
The report would first be sent to the Justice Department, at which point Attorney General William Barr would determine what form of a report he would pass along to Congress for further review.
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Regarding special counsel Robert Mueller, President Trump told reporters on the White House lawn: "I know that he's conflicted. And I know that his best friend is Comey, who's a bad cop."
President Trump said that it will be leaving 400 troops stationed in Syria.
"We're leaving 200 people in the 'safe zone' (close to the Israeli border) and we're leaving 200 people in al-Tanf base in Syria," Mr Trump said.
Mr Trump also told reporters special counsel Mueller's report came after the election where he won the presidency with 63 million votes.
He actually lost the popular vote to 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton by approximately 3 million votes.
When asked if he thinks the American people should be able to see Mr Mueller's report, Mr Trumps said: “Let it come out, let people see it.”
The president is continuing his attack on George Conway. Mr Trump said the husband of his senior aide, Kellyanne Conway, is "doing a disservice to a wonderful wife."
He also called him "Mr Kellyanne Conway."
The president began his press conference before he jets off for his visit to Ohio by somewhat chanting "no collusion."
The president bragged about his social media follower count to reporters on the White House lawn on Wednesday.
A few days before his White House visit, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo.
"You’ve been an extraordinary champion of the US-Israel alliance," Mr Netanyahu said in the joint press conference. "And I want to thank you and President Trump for everything you’ve been doing to support this partnership, which I think is exceptional."
President Trump is now speaking at the Army tan plant in Lima, Ohio alongside acting Defense secretary Pat Shanahan, Army Secretary Mark Esper and adviser Peter Navarro.
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