Trump was angry, raw, vindictive, aggrieved — reflecting the id of a president who has seethed for months with rage against his enemies. The White House opened the East Room event to the press corps, and scores of reporters crammed into tight spaces behind the seats for the guests. “I doubt she prays at all,” he said of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who had said during the impeachment proceedings that she prayed for Trump’s soul. Trump spent considerable time touting his accomplishments and thanking individual lawmakers by name, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). AD“I think you set a record for blood loss,” Trump quipped to Scalise, who was seated in the front row.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2020 23:38 UTC