Trump on his problems with the truth: ‘I’m president and you’re not’

In an interview with TIME Magazine, President Trump brushed off a question about his credibility, saying that even if his statements are proven false, they can’t be affecting him that badly because “I’m president and you’re not.”

After dodging a question about his wiretapping claims, Trump rambled on about the “mess” he inherited from former President Obama.

“I inherited a mess, I inherited a mess in so many ways,” Trump said. “I inherited a mess in the Middle East, and a mess with North Korea, I inherited a mess with jobs, despite the statistics, you know, my statistics are even better, but they are not the real statistics because you have millions of people that can’t get a job, ok. And I inherited a mess on trade.”

“I mean we have many, you can go up and down the ladder,” he continued. “But that’s the story. Hey look, in the meantime, I guess, I can’t be doing so badly, because I’m president, and you’re not. You know.”

You can read the entire TIME interview here.

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Before launching DeadState back in 2012, Sky Palma has been blogging about politics, social issues and religion for over a decade. He lives in Los Angeles and also enjoys Brazilian jiu jitsu, chess, music and art.