In an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Donald Trump admitted he made some “mistakes” in his presidency.
When asked what he would do differently if re-elected, Trump said his greatest mistake was “people.”
“I mean, I wouldn’t have put a guy like [former Attorney General] Bill Barr in, he was weak and pathetic,” Trump said.
He continued, “I wouldn’t have put [former Attorney General] Jeff Sessions in… There are some people that I wouldn’t have put in. You know, most people were good, but I had some people… we had [former Secretary of Defense] Mark Esper. I didn’t like him. He was incompetent, I thought. We had other people I didn’t like.”
Bartiromo asked Trump why he chose those individuals.
“I didn’t know the people,” Trump stated.
“I know the people now better than anybody has ever known the people. I know, the good ones, the bad ones, the dumb ones, the smart ones.”
Reporting from InfoWars:
“Well, you didn’t drain the swamp,” Bartiromo cut off Trump. Defending himself, Trump said, “I did. I fired [former FBI Director James] Comey. I fired a lot of people. A lot of the people I had, I fired. I fired Comey very early. And, you know, there was a question as to whether or not you could. But I fired Comey. If I didn’t fire Comey, I don’t think I would have been able to serve out my term because that was a plot.”
