Trump on 2020: Media Needs Me to Win for 'Ratings'

A New York Times reporter was granted an "impromptu" interview with President Trump Thursday at Trump's West Palm Beach golf club, and among the nuggets Michael Schmidt extracted was Trump's apparent faith in special counsel Robert Mueller. "I think he's going to be fair," Trump said regarding Mueller's Russia probe, adding there was "no collusion" between his associates and Russia (the Times notes he repeated that phrase 16 times). 

Also broached was Trump's endorsement of Roy Moore, how "soft" he's been on China, and his take on Paul Manafort, whom he called "a very nice man" he didn't work with for very long. Other topics covered included his frustration with Democrats in crafting legislation, as well as his defense of how much he knows about health care and taxes, noting about the latter: "I know the details of taxes better than anybody. Better than the greatest CPA."

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