President Trump confirmed to CBS 60 Minutes that he called Texas Senator James Talarico “Talafreako” during the campaign and said he calls many Democrats “Dumocrats.” Asked if he could go six months without insulting Democrats to get a deal done, Trump answered: “Very easily.”
He added: “I’m here to help the country.” The exchange is from the extended 60 Minutes interview released after the midterms.
The interview was President Trump’s first long sit-down with 60 Minutes since the midterm elections, in which Democrats took control of Congress. The name-calling exchange came as the interviewer pressed him on the tone of the campaign and whether it had cost Republicans with independent voters. James Talarico, the Texas Democrat Trump nicknamed during the race, won his Senate contest on election night, and the two parties now have to work together on spending and immigration in the new Congress.
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