President Donald Trump gave a rare solo press conference on Wednesday to address the swirl of news rocking his administration this week.
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Trump addresses Rod Rosenstein, sexual assault claims against Brett Kavanaugh, trade tensions with China and more in freewheeling press conference
President Donald Trump, in what was only his fourth solo news conference since taking office, addressed the latest sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, fallout with the deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, and the ongoing trade tensions with China and Canada.
Many of the reporters' questions focused on developments from his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly and on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who is facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.
Here are six takeaways from Wednesdays press conference:
- Written testimony from Christine Blasey Ford
- Trump said he would "certainly prefer not" to fire Rosenstein
- ongoing trade war with China
- Trump claimed he rejected a request to meet Trudeau
- North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA
- referred to a Kurdish journalist as "Mr. Kurd."
- took another jab at Democrats
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