Posted on 04/30/2017 1:20:16 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
On his 100th day in office Saturday, President Donald Trump spoke to CBS News' chief Washington correspondent and host of "Face the Nation," John Dickerson, about his accomplishments at the traditional milestone and beyond, before flying to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to give a speech at a rally.
What follows is a full transcript of the interview, which aired on CBS and will air again on CBSN at 6 p.m. ET Sunday. Additional coverage of the interview will air Monday on "CBS This Morning," broadcasting live from the White House.
JOHN DICKERSON: Mr. President, you and the administration said to North Korea, "Don't test a missile." They have tested a missile. Is the pressure not working?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, I didn't say, "Don't test a missile." He's going to have to do what he has to do. But he understands we're not going to be very happy. And I will tell you, a man that I've gotten to like and respect, the president of China, President Xi, I believe, has been putting pressure on him also. But so far, perhaps nothing's happened and perhaps it has. This was a small missile. This was not a big missile. This was not a nuclear test, which he was expected to do three days ago. We'll see what happens.
JOHN DICKERSON: You say, "Not happy." What does that mean?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I would not be happy. If he does a nuclear test, I will not be happy. And I can tell you also, I don't believe that the president of China, who is a very respected man, will be happy either.
JOHN DICKERSON: Not happy mean military action?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I don't know. I mean, we'll see.
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Ping
Has he read the healthcare bill? I would hope so since his name is going to be on it.
Winner of dumb comment of the day.
Thanks very much, RR!
I watched DEface the Nation.
JOHN DICKERSON said to watch cBS tomorrow morning for the “rest of the interview” or for “more of the interview.”
I have not yet read this transcript, so perhaps the entire interview is included.
I still have no idea what the Hell Dickerson was talking about. He’s quite snippy and very rude.
The number of times that President Trump was interrupted was ridiculous. When the dishonest media interviewed Obama, they asked a few questions and then let him speak as long as he wanted on each topic without challenging him at all. The leftist media acts like a defense attorney for Dems but like a prosecutor for Republicans.
Pres Trump handled Dickerson very skillfully. he let no insinuation get by - and just ploughed ahead with what he wanted to be said. i thought DJT was masterful. this is how he should handle all of them
You and I know that, but can the American people figure it out?
That is one of the more substantive interviews I’ve read in a very long time. President Trump was very well prepared, very on target, very engaging, and not afraid to aggressively pursue a line of questioning to a definitive albeit unpleasant conclusion. conclusion. There was no beating around the bush. And as an added bonus he called out Schumer for the failure of leadership that he is demonstrating. Democrats would do well to take that criticism to heart. Props also for remarking upon Obamacare’s failing all on its own.
Trump destroyed NBC.
The last fast glance John made off set was priceless.
Was the interview taped?
I am sure it was and I will post a link to it.
Dickerson is pathetically bad. Constant interruptions, and an inability (unwillingness) to understand answers.
Rumor at washington examniner is that Gorka is out
. Predicted when mcfarland got demoted.prediction..bannon next. Drudge has up that mercer forced out demint...and bannon may take his place.
Listened to a replay on c-span radio. Trump was good. Dickerson was as expected.
I don’t know who this John Dickerson D-bag is
but he now has one of the cleanest clocks in the world.
Much thx, SteveH.
I just listened to the interview....
....our awesome President is quite in charge :)
...and I LOL when he said ‘Deface the Nation’ to this guy’s face!
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