CNN: Trump wanted economic remarks at top of Charlottesville statement [View all]
Source: The Hill
CNN is reporting that President Trump insisted that he speak about the growing economy before remarks on Charlottesville, Va., in which for the first time since last weekend's violence he called out white supremacist groups for their actions.
"We are told by our White House team — and this is as telling as it gets — the president insisted on putting those economic remarks at the top of his statement before he got to the events in Charlottesville, before he got to his denunciation of the KKK and other hate groups," host John King reported on CNN's "Inside Politics."
"That was the president's call," King added.
Trump talked about his administration's economic efforts for more than a minute before turning to remarks on the weekend violence in Charlottesville during a five-minute on-camera event at the White House.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346490-cnn-trump-insisted-on-putting-economic-remarks-at-top-of
CNN's Chris Cillizza nailed it earlier:
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The fact he started with economy/jobs is his little rebellion.
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