Gavin Newsom (D) delivers his first State of the State address in Sacramento on February 12, 2019. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday that he never called President Trump “one of the smartest people I’ve ever met,” as Trump claimed during a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Trump mischaracterized a phone call they shared, suggesting he did not call Trump “one of the smartest people I’ve ever met,” as Trump publicly claimed. pic.twitter.com/PzlAhqzP8f — Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) March 12, 2019“You can’t make this up, Anderson,” Newsom said, explaining that he called Trump to express his appreciation for the president’s visit to wildfire-ravaged Butte County last year. He said, ‘I just want to tell you you’re a great president, and you’re one of the smartest people I’ve ever met.’ That’s what he said.

Source: Washington Post March 12, 2019 21:45 UTC