President Trump speaks Friday in the Rose Garden at the White House. But I’d rather do it much faster.”In that moment, Trump undercut his administration’s attempt to justify declaring a national emergency. When pressed to explain the source of the data he uses to make policy decisions, Trump grew prickly. Trump claimed that Obama was “so close to starting a big war with North Korea,” an assertion that former Obama aides deny. “This administration does a tremendous job, and we don’t get credit for it.”Trump then thanked his audience.

Source: Washington Post February 15, 2019 23:53 UTC