President Trump defends his growing list of controversial media exchanges during an exclusive Fox News interview, telling “The Next Revolution” host Steve Hilton, “I have to fight back.”
In a preview of the Fox News interview that will air on Sunday at 9 a.m. ET, Hilton asked the president if he plans to call the ‘hullabaloo’ if he is elected for a second term.
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“If you have been re-elected, you have nothing to prove. You have re-elected. [Should] we expect to see a different style from you? he asked.
“First of all, I understand that 100%, but I’m not treated honestly,” Trump replied. “I have to fight back.
“If I did not fight back strongly, I would not sit here with you now and talk like that. That is not like …,” he trained immediately, before adding, “Gee, I wish it would be calm too . “
Trump demonstrated his response to the coronavirus pandemic and credited his aggressive approach to the country’s progress on vaccine development.
“I would not have gotten it [done] all these things, “he said.” “I can give you a list that is four pages long … Right to try, all the medical things we did … even the faxes,” he said.
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“We’ll almost have a fax. Someone else would need years to get it. If I had a different attitude, that list would be one – tenth as long as it is.”