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Trump was smelling himself at the rally as I we had a boss that used to say that all the time. We'd get off the

air and he said, boy, you guys are smelling yourselves today. That thing you did about whatever was a bad idea.

Saying that. How he thought what a weird expression. But anyway, Trump was in his element, even with the one of the craziest breaking news days of his presidency.

And that's saying something he did his rally in the usual swagger. I'm King swinging Richard as he always does with enthusiastic people.

Chantin yelling. I don't know. I don't know if before and after the White House of he was throwing books and kicking the cat or what? But

didn't seem to be bothered. Yeah. Well, let's check in with Steve Nelson. White how I'm sorry. The Washington examiner's White House reporter checking on the mood, the spin, et cetera. Hello, Steve. How are you?

I'm great. Thanks for having me. So a while day yesterday needless to say we've been talking about it a lot today. And we are not cable news

shatters trying to make this sound like it's the end of the world. Nor are we under the illusion that Donald Trump and the various people he surrounded himself with our saints.

The truth is certainly somewhere in the middle, but having said all that. What are you hearing from the White House?

So of course yesterday these two major stories broke it just about the same time. Maniford being convicted on various charges.

Michael Cohen pleading guilty to many others and alleging that he committed campaign finance crimes at the direction of President Trump.

There was just I think you know national shock that everything that happens so quickly, but today President Trump is carried on as usual on Twitter.

It's expressing confidence that Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to a criminal offense that does not exist in terms of election law.

That Paul Maniford has been convicted of crimes. It totally distinct from the 2016 campaign.

Where was the president and fair enough? Do you know where the president was specifically when this news all broke yesterday at the same time?

So I believe he was on Air Force one or just about to get on to Air Force one to go to the rally in West Virginia.

He of course made his first remarks stepping down the stairs from Air Force one.

Do they have a free Wi-Fi and Air Force one or do you have to pay for it?

They're free. I believe I don't personally handle our

over here. He's got to wait to land the text the joint chiefs. Yeah, that would that would not work really.

Okay, so so defiant and moving on is the mood there clearly?

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