Trump Struggles To Answer After Fox News Host Confronts Him On 'Mistakes'
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The former president turned to deflection.
Donald Trump, who once vowed to hire only the “best” people if elected president, now admits that’s not how it turned out.
“Your critics say you had plenty of personnel mistakes,” Fox News host Maria Bartiromo said during an interview that aired Sunday.
“No, of course, but everybody does,” he said, then deflected. “Obama had. What about Biden? Look at the people running this Biden thing. The difference is I fire people.”
Trump indeed fired plenty of people during a chaotic administration that saw a higher level of turnover in senior- and Cabinet-level positions than any of his predecessors. For example, just three Cabinet secretaries turned over under President Barack Obama over four years compared to 14 under Trump, according to a Brookings Institute tracker.
“How do you know, if you get back in, you don’t have a network of people around you working against you?” Bartiromo asked.
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Despite his best efforts, the former GOP representative has failed to outrun the congressional investigation into his alleged crimes.
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“Anybody who wants to give me heat for doing my job, bring it on,” said John Curtis, who was elected to replace the Trump critic in the upper chamber.
The president’s season’s greetings were greeted with contempt by conservatives for the silliest reason.
The former congressman knocked the "sad" NBC show following the comedian's name-drop.
Bill Hagerty claimed the billionaire's social media takes led to his office being "inundated with calls."
The Bulwark's Tim Miller wrote that the election-denying conspiracy theorist made a "SCENE" at a Turning Point USA conference afterparty.
A sheriff in rural, coastal Oregon says he's concerned about letters asking residents to collect information on immigrants.
Trump also talked about the TikTok ban and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading the health department.
Following a 5-month absence from the House, Granger's family confirmed she was dealing with dementia.