
The e-book says Mr Mattis acknowledged Mr Trump’s request however then, after the dialog, advised an aide he wouldn’t do “any of that”.
But talking to reporters on Wednesday, the president said: “That used to be by no means contemplated, nor wouldn’t it be pondered.” He went directly to describe the book as “fiction”.
What else did the president say?
Mr Trump despatched out a series of tweets on Tuesday night time carrying his own perspectives, at the side of statements from Mr Mattis, leader of personnel John Kelly and White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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