Trump tweeted that he has "the absolute right" to share certain information with Russia but also didn't specifically say whether he spilled highly classified information to Russian officials. Indeed, as US president, Trump has broad authority to declassify government secrets, making it unlikely that such disclosures broke the law.
Trump on Wednesday stepped up his defense of Kavanaugh, saying it was hard to imagine him committing a sexual assault and that it would be unfortunate if his accuser did not testify before the Senate.
Trump sparked a political firestorm when he abruptly fired Comey last week. The FBI has been investigating alleged Russian meddling in the US election and possible ties between Moscow and the Trump campaign.
Trump last week threatened to seal the border this week if Mexico did not immediately halt all illegal immigration into the US, a move would have enormous economic consequences on both sides of the border.
Trump has made approval of a coronavirus vaccine a cornerstone of his campaign and repeatedly said it could be greenlighted before the Nov 3 election, according to a Washington Post report.
Trump, on the second stop of his 12-day Asian tour, landed around noon at the Osan Air Base outside of the capital Seoul and was greeted by Kang Kyung-hwa, the foreign minister of South Korea.
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Trump railed against the nearly two-year-long investigation by former US special counsel Robert Mueller of alleged Russian interference in Trump's 2016 election campaign.
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Trump said he could fire Mueller if he wanted but was hesitant to take that step. "I could fire everybody right now, but I don't want to stop it, because politically I don't like stopping it," he said.
Trump has urged the Fed to aggressively cut rates to spur economic growth. Critics question the wisdom of Trump's action because any rate reductions following the president's urging might be seen as undercutting the Fed's independence.