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Key lines from Trump's first Oval Office TV interview

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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -22% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Trump said.
46% : "Trump promised early in his first term to release files on the Kennedy assassination.
44% : "I did it with Kennedy, to an extent," Trump said.
43% : On young kids watching crazy videos?"Trump was pressed by Hannity on concerns that TikTok - which is owned by Chinese-based parent company ByteDance and is thus subject to China's data collection requirements - is a "spying app for the Communist Chinese.
34% : "I'm going to put a statement out today, I don't think we should give California anything until they let water flow down," Trump told Hannity.
31% : "And you know, the funny thing, maybe the sad thing is, he didn't give himself a pardon," Trump told Hannity.
28% : Asked by Hannity whether he would release the files on the assassination of Kennedy, Trump mentioned that he already released some of those files as president, but was discouraged by then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from releasing further information.
22% : Dismisses China, TikTok concernsTrump brushed aside concerns TikTok's data collection could leave American's personal information vulnerable to China, telling Hannity, "Is it that important for China to be spying on young people?
19% : So it is very hard to say that."Asked whether he would like Congress to investigate his predecessor, Trump replied: "I think we'll let Congress decide."Asked whether he would want the attorney general to investigate Biden, Trump said he could have had "a big number done" on his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton.
19% : "You know, I was always against that," Trump, who has been threatening to lock Clinton up for nearly a decade, added.
16% : "Sets terms on federal aid to CaliforniaTrump criticized Newsom's response to the state's recent devastating wildfires and said the federal government should not "give California anything" unless it changes its water policy.
15% : Trump said Pompeo felt "it was just not a good time to release them."
9% : Discussing the fires, Trump repeated criticisms of the state's handling of its forests and blamed its water policy for exacerbating the fires, accusing Newsom of keeping water in reservoirs in Northern California to protect delta smelt, an endangered species.
7% : Speaking with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Trump also repeatedly criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom, put possible conditions on funds for wildfire-ravaged California and swore to punish cities that don't cooperate with his immigration agenda.
1% : Here are key lines from the interview:Trump says it's a 'sad thing' Biden didn't pardon himselfTrump criticized Biden's decision to pardon members of his own family and some figures who Trump has singled out, including members of the January 6 committee and witnesses and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

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