Out of town travel pool #9 — POTUS taking questions

He’s asked about the suspect’s vetting and the fact that the suspect worked with the CIA,: “He went cuckoo, he went nuts,” POTUS said, and then got into a fiery exchange with the reporter who pressed him about vetting, asking repeatedly if she was a “stupid person.”

“The family is devastated as you can imagine,” he said of the national guard member who died. He said hell be speaking with the family soon.

Questions ongoing, follow along at the Otter or livestream link.

https://otter.ai/u/1lPvU2AxjAYp-twlXjEkz2sZleQ

Shawn McCreesh

White House correspondent

The New York Times

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