Just when you think that the president has taken all the meaning out of the phrase "beyond belief," he surprises you again. He gave an interview with NBC News and was asked, mildly, about his description of Portland as a "war-ravaged" wasteland. From Press Watch :

During a Sunday morning phone interview with NBC White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, though, Trump made some remarks that seemed to indicate he might be backing off his military plan for Portland. Trump referenced a weekend conversation with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and he alluded to being told by Kotek that the reality in Portland is different from what’s being portrayed to him. “I spoke to the governor, she was very nice," Trump said. “But I said, ‘Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are dif

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