Trump says "we never agreed to protect the Kurds." Doesn't seem like a good argument for leaving an ally to be killed.
Trump claims all the shooting and death and destruction his withdrawal caused, as he says, "hell," was worth it because it caused the Kurds and Turks to negotiate. This is not what happened.
Trump argues that the whistleblower should not be protected, alleging that his account is false. Multiple people have confirmed the whistleblower story (including Trump's chief of staff Mick Mulvaney).
Trump says that "we may have to get in wars" -- "If Iran does something, they'll be hit like they've never hit before. We have things that we're looking at."
Trump says he's "very good at real estate," "better" than the public understands and they'll see it on his financials. Reminder: Unlike every other president of the last 40 years, Trump has never released his tax returns. Also, Trump's company went through multiple bankruptcies.
Trying to spin his G7 Doral failure, Trump claims that "some people" say Miami International Airport is "the biggest in the world." Nobody says this, because nobody believes MIA is the biggest airport in the world.
Trump says he gets "more promotion than any human being that ever lived" so he doesn't need to promote his real estate holdings through the presidency. He has repeatedly done just that and profits from doing so.
Trump compares his profiteering from the presidency to Obama's Netflix and book deals (both made after Obama left office). Trump also compares himself to George Washington and calls the Emoluments Clause "phony" (it isn't).
Trump makes up a conversation in which Obama supposedly told him he didn't know how to solve the North Korean problem and couldn't get Kim Jong Un on the phone.
Trump says he's "never heard" of *his own ambassadors* who are testifying in the impeachment inquiry. Then he adds that he has "great respect for some of them."
