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Date: December 25, 2018 at 10:01:33 AM EST
Subject: WH in-town pool report 2: Fed and Shutdown and Comey quotes
The president spoke to members of the US armed forces via video conference from the Oval Office, thanking them for their service and sacrifice. More quotes will come soon.
Toward the end, he took about nine minutes of questions, turning toward the shutdown and also segueing into a defense of the firing of James Comey.
These are hurriedly transcribed quotes please check against transcript
He gave no inkling of when the shutdown might end, insisting "The people of this country want border security."
He said the U.S. has to have "a wall, a fence, whatever they want to call it."
On the Fed: "They are raising interest rates too fast, that's my opinion."
Comey: POTUS said that Democrats had disliked Comey and wanted him fired.
"I fired him and everybody said, 'why did you fire him, why did you fire him?'…Literally the day before I fired him, they were saying he should be fired."
On Russia probe: "After two years, no collusion…There has been collusion but it's been by the Democrats."
Said Democratic collusion had been "with Russia and other people."
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Travel lid has been called and POTUS will remain at WH for the remainder of the day.
Q,
You owe us a Christmas post before your 10 days "off".
I like the floating Christmas Q, BO.