Donald Trump Interview Takes Very Awkward Turn: 'When Did I Do That?'
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The president awkwardly appeared to lose track of a promise during a sitdown with The New York Times.
Donald Trump appeared to blank on a vow he previously made to Americans during an interview with The New York Times.
In audio from the sit-down last week that has since gone viral, Times reporter Katie Rogers asked Trump when Americans could expect to receive the $2,000 checks he had promised, funded “based off of your tariff revenues.”
Trump responded: “I did do that? When did I do that?”
“Well, I mean…,” Rogers began.
Trump, whose health and cognitive abilities have come under increasing scrutiny in recent months, cut her off and said, “Well, I did $1776 for the military, right?” — a reference to his administration’s so-called “warrior dividend” payment to military personnel ahead of Christmas. The $1,776 payments, which referenced the year of America’s founding, were funded through congressionally allocated money, not tariff revenue, according to reports.
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