Who is that? Trump says he hired Doug Burgum because his wife caught his eye. Watch
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He made the comments in the Oval Office while signing an executive order aimed at addressing drug addiction. Standing nearby were Burgum and his wife, Kathryn Burgum, who spoke during the event about her recovery from addiction and voiced support for the initiative.
US President Donald Trump offered an unconventional explanation on Thursday for why he hired Doug Burgum as US interior secretary, apparently suggesting he appointed Doug Burgum primarily because he found Burgum’s wife, Kathryn, attractive after seeing a video of them riding horses together.
He made the comments in the Oval Office while signing an executive order aimed at addressing drug addiction. Standing nearby were Burgum and his wife, Kathryn Burgum, who spoke during the event about her recovery from addiction and voiced support for the initiative.
As the event wrapped up, Trump recounted how he first encountered the couple in a campaign-style video. It was Kathryn Burgum, he said, who stood out. “I saw them riding horses in a video and I said, ‘Who is that?’” Trump said, gesturing toward her. “I was talking about her, not him.”
BREAKING: Trump just claimed that he hired Doug Burgum because he was attracted to his wife. What an awkward moment."I saw them riding horses in a video. And I said, 'Who is that?' I was talking about her, not him. I said, 'I'm gonna hire her,' because anybody that has pic.twitter.com/BE7BqEql0T
Trump said aides then explained who the couple were and that was enough to make an impression.
“They explained it, and I said, ‘I’m going to hire him,’ because anybody that has somebody like you to be with, it’s an amazing tribute,” the President said.
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He made the comments in the Oval Office while signing an executive order aimed at addressing drug addiction. Standing nearby were Burgum and his wife, Kathryn Burgum, who spoke during the event about her recovery from addiction and voiced support for the initiative.
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