Trump on Sessions: What kind of man is this? TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump waits to speak during a memorial service at the Pentagon for the 9/11 terrorist attacks September 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: U.S. President Donald Trump announces his decision to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Room at the White House May 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. After two and a half years of negotiations, Iran agreed in 2015 to end its nuclear program in exchange for Western countries, including the United States, lifting decades of economic sanctions. Since then international inspectors have not found any violations of the terms by Iran. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Baldwin: This face behind Trump startled me Trump on Cordray: He was groomed by 'Pocahontas' Trump on Manafort: I feel sad about that Trump often says he's 'the least racist person' WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question as he speaks to members of the White House Press Corps prior to his Marine One departure from the South Lawn of the White House December 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) President Donald Trump points to the crowd after speaking to law enforcement officials on the street gang MS-13, Friday, July 28, 2017, in Brentwood, N.Y. President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (CNN) — The White House on Tuesday officially corrected the record on an insulting remark President Donald Trump uttered a day earlier in the Rose Garden. An official transcript distributed on Monday evening showed the President telling a female senior correspondent she wasn’t “thanking” when he called on her, an odd construction that bore little resemblance to what the President is heard on video saying. In fact, the President told reporter Cecilia Vega she wasn’t “thinking” – words reflected in a corrected transcript the White House distributed on Tuesday morning. Calling on Vega during a free-wheeling news conference, the President quipped that ABC’s senior White House correspondent was “shocked that I picked her.” “I’m not,” she said as she began her question. “That’s OK. I know you’re not thinking. You never do,” Trump said as he leaned on his podium. When Vega paused to ask what he’d said – “I’m sorry?” – the President sought to move things along. “No, go ahead,” he said. “Go ahead.” When she started in on a question about embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Trump cut her off, insisting he would only answer questions on a new trade pact he’d secured with the US, Mexico and Canada. It was one of several questions about Kavanaugh that Trump angrily cast aside. “Don’t do that,” the President told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins when she asked him about the judge. “That’s not nice.” Eventually, Trump allowed questions on the matter, which has consumed Washington as the FBI investigates claims of sexual assault levied against Kavanaugh. “People are falling asleep with trade,” he shrugged. “I think it’s the – to me, it’s the most exciting thing you can talk about.” This story has been updated.<doc-sep>The White House corrected its transcript of Monday's press conference after facing claims that it airbrushed an embarrassing moment out of the Rose Garden event by omitting a verbal jab President Trump threw at the second journalist he called on. 'She's shocked that I picked her. She's like in a state of shock,' Trump said Monday as ABC News reporter Cecilia Vega remained seated and looked around for a staffer to hand her a microphone. Vega stood seconds later, offering an apologetic: 'I'm not thinking, Mr. President.' 'That's okay,' Trump replied. 'I know you're not thinking – you never do.' The transcript issued hours later did not use Vega's word 'thinking' and showed Trump saying: 'I know you're not thanking.' President Donald Trump told a reporter during Monday's Rose Garden press conference that 'I know you're not thinking – you never do' ABC News correspondent Cecilia Vega had offered a brief apology for looking around fo ra microphone instead of standing immediately when Trump called on her: 'I'm not thinking, Mr. President' ‹ Slide me › SLIDE ME: The White House's original transcript (on the left) botched Trump's answer and omitted Vega's setup comment (DailyMail.com's corrections are on the right) A White House spokesperson did not respond to an email Tuesday morning requesting comment, but the Press Office issued a partial correction hours later – fixing Trump's comment but not restoring Vega's. The West Wing has taken the same kind of action at least twice this year under similar circumstances. In January the White House's flawed transcript of a marathon immigration negotiating session with a bipartisan group of lawmakers hid the fact that the president verbally agreed with California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's key demand. Feinstein had asked for a 'clean' bill that would restore the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program without any new funding for Trump's long-promised border wall. 'Yeah, I would like to do it,' Trump responded, seeming confused enough that a Republican congressman had to step in and clarify what Feinstein meant. Trump said Vega looked 'shocked' that he had called on her; in reality she was trying to figure out how to be heard outdoors without a microphone The president's reply was missing hours later when the White House released an 11,200-word record of the session. The White House issued a corrected version later, insisting the sloppy clerical work was not a conspiracy to hide a presidential blunder. DailyMail.com found that MSNBC's broadcast of the meeting included a closed-caption text feed with the same omission that the White House made. The White House maintains a staff of stenographers, professionals who are not political appointees. It's possible they were using the automated text as a baseline and editing it, rather than writing a fresh transcription of the event. The White House corrected Monday's transcript a day later, but skipped the usual practice of using asterisks to mark where the correction was in a lengthy transcript Monday's press conference was meant as a victory lap on a replacement for the aging trilateral NAFTA trade deal, but quickly turned into a free-for-all about the prognosis for embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh In July the White House updated its transcript of Trump's Helsinki press conference with Vladimir Putin, restoring one question an American journalist asked the Russian president. The initial transcript left out the question: 'Did you want President Trump to win the election?' Putin had answered, 'Yes, I did. Yes, I did.' But without the question, the transcript made that crucial moment in history nearly impossible to understand. The White House later blamed an audio glitch, saying the omission was 'by no means malicious.' Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein urged Trump to back a 'clean' DACA bill – one without other demands attached – and the president replied: 'Yeah, I would like to do it,' before a fellow Republican rushed to correct him ‹ Slide me › SLIDE ME TOO: The White House had to correct a transcript in January after Trump agreed with a Democratic senator about her desire for a 'clean' bill restoring the DACA program without simultaneously funding his border wall The sound recording that stenographers relied on in that case was flawed. Government broadcast producers had left the reporter's microphone muted while a Russian-to-English translator delivered Putin's answer to his previous question. By the time the translator finished and the reporter's microphone level was turned up, he was halfway through. People watching the official White House livestream on YouTube also missed it. Correcting White House transcripts is rare but not unheard of. President Barack Obama's press team issued a revision following March 2016 a meeting with financial regulators. The month before that saw two such fixes, covering Obama's speeches about cybersecurity and closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison.<doc-sep>WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's think-or-thank controversy carried into a second day Tuesday after the White House corrected the official transcript of a press conference to reflect that the president had, in fact, insulted an ABC News reporter. "That's okay. I know you're not thinking," the president told ABC's Cecilia Vega during a Rose Garden press conference, according to the corrected transcript. "You never do." An earlier version of the transcript released by the White House late Monday had the president making a softer, more aggrieved comment to Vega, even though his words were relatively clear on archived video of the event. "I know you're not thanking," the first transcript said. "You never do." More:Trump insults female reporter: 'You're not thinking. You never do' Trump drew criticism for the comment, and a surprised response from Vega during the press conference. Other rushed transcripts also included errors in the exchange, which took place quickly. Trump called on Vega for a question Monday before musing about her aloud. "She's shocked that I picked her," Trump said. "She's, like, in a state of shock." "I'm not," Vega said. "Thank you, Mr. President." More:President Trump announces 'truly historic' trade deal to replace NAFTA Trump, possibly mishearing "thank you" as "thinking," responded with an insult "I know you're not thinking," he said. "You never do." "I'm sorry?" Vega responded. "No, go ahead." Trump said. "Go ahead."<doc-sep>white house White House corrects Trump's insult in press conference transcript The White House on Tuesday corrected its official transcript of President Donald Trump's Monday press conference in which he insulted an ABC reporter. At Monday's Rose Garden press conference, held to mark the trade deal agreement struck by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, Trump called on ABC News' Cecilia Vega. As Vega was waiting for a microphone to be passed to her, Trump said, “she’s shocked that I picked her. Like in a state of shock.” “I’m not, thank you, Mr. President," Vega responded. "That’s okay. I know you’re not thinking, you never do," Trump replied. The initial transcript, released several hours after the press conference, quoted as Trump saying, "I know you're not thanking. You never do." Vega proceeded to ask a question about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that Trump refused to answer, insisting that he would only take trade-related questions before moving on to other subjects. The president later returned to Vega, allowing her to ask her Kavanaugh question. The exchange went viral online, with Vega tweeting: “A news conference means you get to ask whatever question you want to ask. #FirstAmendment.”<doc-sep>
The White House on Tuesday corrected its official record of President Donald Trump's Monday news conference to include his insult of a female reporter. Trump made the remark after calling on ABC News reporter Cecilia Vega during the question and answer portion of a Rose Garden event touting a new trade deal between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Vega thanked the president for calling on her, and Trump said, "That's okay. I know you're not thinking. You never do." The exchange was quickly noticed on Twitter, and many criticized the president for the dig. However, when the White House released its official transcript late Monday, Trump was quoted as saying, "That's okay. I know you're not thanking. You never do." The misquote was quickly noted in a tweet by Voice of America reporter Steve Herman. Official @WhiteHouse transcripts misquotes @POTUS today chiding @CeciliaVega (compare video to text). I was sitting just behind her in the Rose Garden and we all clearly heard him say: "I know you're not thinking. You never do.” https://t.co/Q2frFLjpKx pic.twitter.com/vIYoYOzXrS — Steve Herman (@W7VOA) October 2, 2018 Tuesday morning, the White House revised that portion of the official transcript to reflect that Trump said "thinking." Cecilia Vega of ABC News asks President Donald J. Trump a question after he delivered remarks on the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Oct. 1, 2018. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA Vega tweeted after the news conference to criticize the president for not taking her question, which was related to the FBI investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The president refused to answer, saying he would only answer questions on trade at that time. A news conference means you get to ask whatever question you want to ask. #FirstAmendment — Cecilia Vega (@CeciliaVega) October 1, 2018 "A news conference means you get to ask whatever question you want to ask. #FirstAmendment," Vega said on Twitter on Monday.