The Associated Press (AP) has published a transcript of an Oval Office interview with President Donald Trump.
The hour-long interview was conducted by AP’s Julie Pace and was meant to highlight Trump’s first 100 days in office.
Here's the full transcript from my interview Friday with President Trump https://t.co/KcSKgfXL0e
— Julie Pace (@jpaceDC) April 23, 2017
In the interview, Trump and Pace discuss a number of things including health care, the Democratic National Party getting hacked, Trump’s relationship with other world leaders and the administration’s 100-day plan.
“Well the one thing I would say, and I say this to the people, I never realized how big it was,” Trump told Pace in response to a question about how the office has changed him. “Everything’s so (unintelligible) like, you know the orders are so massive.”
That unintelligible remark wasn’t a one-off either, as the document includes 16 unintelligible comments that couldn’t be deciphered for the transcript.
One of the lighter moments of the interview is when Trump seems to cut off one of his own answers by offering Pace a coke.
Trump : Do you want a Coke or anything?
— John Himpe (@JohnHimpe) April 23, 2017
AP: I'm OK, thank you. No. ...https://t.co/JZcyxs7NsR pic.twitter.com/iKbWOrzKDc
When Pace responds that she’s okay without one, Trump jumps right back into his answer.
One of Trump's more controversial comments was about the military, who he said wasn't proud at all and had their "heads down" before he was in control.
This prompted at least one response from a soldier on social media, saying they proudly served with their head held high before Trump was in power.
If you want to read the entire transcript of the interview, click this link.
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