Watch Trump’s ’jaw-dropping’ interview with Axios on HBO

President Donald J. Trump prepares to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, July 24, 2020, to begin his trip to New Jersey. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)

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August 04, 2020 | 07:33AM ETVideo

President Donald Trump was interviewed by Axios reporter Jonathan Swan and the clip aired Monday evening on HBO.

There were a number of eyebrow raising exchanges.

It’s like an episode of Veep but real. https://t.co/xAIgtDK4yd
— Justin Amash (@Justin Amash) 1596516125

Seriously how is it possible to refuse to say something nice about John Lewis https://t.co/R752LvqBES
— Caitlin Huey-Burns (@Caitlin Huey-Burns) 1596515380

The back and forth about testing is jaw-dropping https://t.co/7ylPNMnOpZ
— Maggie Haberman (@Maggie Haberman) 1596514882

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