The Fox News host expressed surprise that Trump would speak to the Washington Post journalist, and said that the South Carolina senator had encouraged him.
"Lindsey Graham is supposed to be a Republican, so why would he do something like that? You would have to ask him. But keep in mind that Lindsey Graham has opposed—passionately opposed—virtually every major policy initiative that Donald Trump articulated when he first ran.
"From ending illegal immigration to pulling back from pointless wars to maintaining law and order at home. Lindsey Graham was against all of that, more than many Democrats. So maybe you already know the answer," Carlson said.Trump was said to be keen to speak with Woodward for his follow-up to the book, which had been written without the Watergate journalist getting face time with the president.
When asked about the discrepancy between his private concerns and public pronouncements, Trump told reporters on Wednesday,"We don't want to have to show panic, we're not going to show panic, and that's exactly what I did." He described the book as"another political hit job." Meanwhile, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump"has never lied to the American public on COVID. The president was expressing calm, and his actions reflect that."
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