Tariffs, Greenland, and a ‘nasty’ binder clip: Five takeaways from Trump’s marathon first-anniversary press briefing

Tariffs, Greenland, and a ‘nasty’ binder clip: Five takeaways from Trump’s marathon first-anniversary press briefing


President Donald Trump joined reporters for a nearly two-hour press briefing on Tuesday at the White House, where he commemorated completing one year back in office and vented that voters are not appreciating his economic accomplishments.

The president spoke for just over one hour and 20 minutes before fielding questions from reporters.

The White House billed Tuesday’s event as a full-on press briefing, but much to the dismay of the sitting press corps, his nearly 90-minute topper largely mirrored his typical campaign-style stump speeches, including running down his economic accomplishments and taking credit for a growing list of foreign conflicts.

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“What the hell even is this?” one White House correspondent, seated just a few positions over from the Washington Examiner, said in a text some 50

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