Transcript - Brief Remarks: Donald Trump Meets With Henry Kissinger at the White House - May 10, 2017 | Factba.se

Donald Trump

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Everybody knows Dr. Kissinger, and we're right now talking about Russia and various other matters. We're talking about Syria, and I think that we're going to do very well with respect to Syria. I think things are happening that are really, really, really positive. We're going to stop the killing and the death, and we had a very, very good meeting with Mr. Lavrov, and it was -- I thought it was very, very good.

Donald Trump

00:00:30 - 00:00:45 (15 sec)

What we want to do is, we want to see the killing, the horrible killing in Syria, stop as soon as possible, and everybody's working toward that end, but it's an honor to have Henry Kissinger with us. He's been a friend of mine for a long time, and thank you very much for being here, appreciate it.

Question

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Mr. President, why did you fire Director Comey? Why did you fire Director Comey?

Donald Trump

00:00:51 - 00:00:57 (6 sec)

Because he wasn't doing a good job, very simply. He was not doing a good job.

Question

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Donald Trump

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Question

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Did it affect your meeting with the Russians today?

Donald Trump

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