“I read a lot. I comprehend extraordinarily well. Probably better than anybody you’ve interviewed in a long time,”

—  Donald J. Trump

As quoted by * Aaron Rupar
2020-08-03
“They are dying. That’s true. It is what it is.” Trump’s Axios interview was a disaster.
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https://www.vox.com/2020/8/4/21354055/trump-axios-interview-jonathan-swan
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