WATCH LIVE: White House holds the daily press briefing as the U.S. targets Putin's inner circle with new sanctions https://cbsn.ws/2EqiTEs pic.twitter.com/TjkHHPNbW7
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"[Pres. Trump] wants to have a good relationship with Russia, but that's going to depend on some of the actions by the Russians. However, at the same time, the president is going to continue to be tough until we see that change take place,"
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@MajorCBS: What do you want to see from Russia?@PressSec: "Again, what we would like to see is the totality of the Russian behavior change. We want to continue having conversations and work forward to building a better relationship." https://cbsn.ws/2EqiTEs pic.twitter.com/ftBsYC3PzeShow this thread -
Reporter: What prompted the tariff escalation with China?
@PressSec: "Look, China created this problem & the president is trying to put pressure on them to fix it & to take back some of the terrible actions that they've had over the last several decades." https://cbsn.ws/2EqiTEs pic.twitter.com/ynJL3OC5RQShow this thread -
Reporter: Is President Trump willing to fight a trade war on this?
@PressSec: "We don't want it to come to that. The president wants us to move to a process of fairness to free and fair and open trade." https://cbsn.ws/2EqiTEs pic.twitter.com/uSVVxkCN2KShow this thread -
Reporter: Does President Trump think trade wars are easy to win?
@PressSec: "I think the president feels like, if he is in charge of those negotiations, absolutely. He is the best negotiator at the table." https://cbsn.ws/2EqiTEs pic.twitter.com/gLXY5cUykkShow this thread -
Reporter: Do you think anything POTUS has said or done is attributable to stock market decline? "The actions of the president have certainly strengthened our economy,"
@PressSec says. "We're focused on the long-term economic principles & we feel very confident in where we are."pic.twitter.com/4QV6igbkDiShow this thread -
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@PressSec says President Trump feels Scott Pruitt "has done a good job" at the EPA: "No one other than the president has the authority to hire and fire members of his cabinet. It's a decision that he'll make. Right now, I don't have any personnel announcements."pic.twitter.com/988bxpc4CuShow this thread
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McMaster is gone; so much for the adults in the room.
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Trump doesn’t know how to be a friend. He throws everyone under the bus eventually. So Trump is scared of McMaster and this must be some kind of threat. I’m betting on McMasters!
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To be honest, I can't see McMaster visiting him.
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Only during visiting hours at the prison, sweetie.
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Nope. No way.
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Not if McMaster can help it!
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Great friends?
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Seeeeeeee ya!
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