8 highlights from Donald Trump’s rambling 81-minute news conference where he talked about China ‘meddling’ and war with North Korea
Trump lets loose with 81 minutes of bluster
He rarely holds formal news conferences. But when he does, US President Donald Trump lets it rip.
For more than an hour and 20 minutes Wednesday, Trump held court with reporters in a sweltering hotel ballroom in New York City, where he’s been attending the annual United Nations General Assembly.
Trump was in his element, sparring and joking with reporters as he addressed a host of issues, including the growing list of sexual misconduct allegations against his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, and the threat of war with North Korea. Here are some of the highlights:
Sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh
Trump told reporters he’d be watching closely on Thursday as Kavanaugh and one of his accusers, Christine Blasey Ford, deliver public testimony. He said it was possible he could withdraw Kavanaugh’s nomination if he believes her.
“If I thought he was guilty of something like this,” he told reporters, “yeah, sure.”
He added: “I could be convinced of anything.”
But Trump, who has repeatedly defended men accused of sexual misconduct, also said his thinking on such allegations had been coloured by the numerous accusations of sexual assault that have been levelled against him – falsely, he insists.
“It’s happened to me many times,” he said, citing “four or five women” who “got paid a lot of money” to make those allegations.