Donald Trump quietly reveals that he’s a ‘bluffing’ president
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Last month, three days after he fired the director of the FBI, US President Donald Trump tweeted, “James Comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!”
On Thursday, Trump admitted he does not actually have tapes of his conversations with Comey, as he had implied.
Political observers pointed out that Thursday was the day when public attention was focused on the Senate Republicans unveiling their healthcare repeal bill.
It was also the day before the deadline, set by the House Intelligence Committee, for the White House to clarify whether the tapes exist or not.
Unsurprisingly, after Trump’s tweet this time, American media were quick to refer to their government leader as “our bluffing president”.
Vint Chavala
