President Trump abruptly exited his news conference Wednesday at the White House, saying he had an “emergency” phone call as reporters continued to press him with questions on the Breonna Taylor case.
“I have to leave for an emergency phone call,” Trump said before leaving the briefing. “I’ll be back. I’ll see you tomorrow”
Trump earlier praised Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear for calling in the National Guard as the state braced for unrest following the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case.
“I will be speaking to the governor, we have a call scheduled,” Trump said. “I understand he’s called up the National Guard. That’s a good thing. It’ll all work out.”
Trump had said earlier that he didn’t know enough about the case to comment, but said later that he’d since been briefed.
When asked earlier what his message was to the Black community who felt “justice had not been served,” he pivoted to his record.
“Well, my message is that I love the Black community. And I’ve done more for the Black community than any other president. And I say, with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln,” he said.
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