Trump storms out of press briefing after reporter fact-checks him

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Donald Trump took credit for a bill that was actually passed by Obama in 2014, and the reporter was having none of it. him

The programme pays for the private medical costs for eligible veterans, if they are facing delays in getting access to regular healthcare.Trump was taking questions from the press at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey when CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid challenged him.As Trump tried to call on another reporter instead, Reid called out: ’You said that you passed Veterans Choice. It was passed in 2014…it was a false statement, sir.

Trump paused, then responded: ‘OK. Thank you very much, everybody’ before walking away from the podium as the Village People’s hit YMCA played over the soundsystem.After being pressed on the issue, Trump decided to end the press conferenceThe president did sign an act in 2018 which modified and expanded the eligibility for the choice programme.

He also signed the 2017 Veterans Affairs Accountability Act, which promised to get rid of unethical managers and help veterans get their health care faster. However, Trump has repeatedly claimed that he created the entire Veteran’s Choice programme. This was actually a bipartisan initiative led by two senators who became two of Trump’s strongest critics; Bernie Sanders and the late John McCain.He outlined plans to provide economic aid to millions of Americans hit by the pandemic, saying he was forced to do so after talks at Congress broke down.

 

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‘Trump paused, then responded: ‘OK. Thank you very much, everybody’ before walking away from the podium as the Village People’s hit YMCA played over the soundsystem.’ This has made me laugh more than it should have

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