President Trump scolded White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and kicked him out of the Oval Office for coughing during his all-access interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News.
The awkward moment was broadcast on Sunday nationally on the ABC special President Trump: 30 Hours, during which Stephanopoulos asks probing questions about the Mueller investigation, Barack Obama, and sagging poll numbers.
The segment involved Stephanopoulos pressing Trump about his reported plans to build a skyscraper in Moscow during the 2016 campaign.
Trump’s relationship with Russia has come under scrutiny, particularly in light of Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the election.
President Trump angrily scolded his White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney (not seen on camera), during his interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, which aired on Sunday
Mulvaney (seen above in Washington, DC last Tuesday) angered the president by coughing in the middle of an answer he was giving during his interview
Trump has denied that his campaign colluded with the Russians.
‘It was a concept of a deal, more of a concept than anything else,’ Trump said of the Moscow project.
‘It was a concept of a deal someplace in Russia, probably in Moscow, and I was looking at places all over the world.’
When Stephanopoulos asked Trump if voters had the right to know that he was in talks to build a tower in Moscow, the president replied: ‘I wouldn’t mind telling them.’
Trump then brings up his financial statement, though it is unclear what it had to do with the Russia project.
Stephanopoulos then asks the president if he’s going to turn over the financial statements.
The president railed against the Mueller investigation, the media, and Democrats during his interview with Stephanopoulos (right)
Trump says: ‘No, at some point, I might, but at some point I hope they get it because it’s a fantastic financial statement. It’s a fantastic financial statement.’
At this point, the president gets visibly annoyed with Mulvaney, who is not seen on camera.
‘And let’s do that over, he’s
