Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2020

June 20, 2020

The President. Well, we had a very good decision in the John Bolton book case. And the judge was very powerful in his statements on classified information and very powerful also on the fact that the country will get the moneyâany money he makes. So I hope a lot of booksâwell, I probably don't hope that. But whatever he makes, he's going to be giving back, in my opinion.

Based on the ruling, he's going to be giving back.

I think the judge was very smart and very indignant at what Bolton did. I think it was a great ruling. Obviously, the book was already out; it leaked and everything else. But he leaked classified information, so he's got a big problem.

The event in Oklahoma is unbelievable. The crowds are unbelievable. They haven't seen anything like it. And we will go there now. We will give a, hopefully, good speech. We are going to see a lot of great people, a lot of great friends. And pretty much, that's it. Okay?

U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr/Firing of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman

Q. Why did you fire Geoffrey Berman? Why did you fire him?

The President. Well, that's all up to the Attorney General. Attorney General Barr is working on that. That's his department, not my department. But we have a very capable Attorney General. So that's really up to him. I'm not involved.

U.S. Economy

Q. The U.S. economy is doing very goodââ

The President. India?

Q. The U.S. economy is doing very good, but countries in Europe and Asia are now doing very badâvery badly. What are your positions to that?

The President. The U.S. economy is doing amazingly well. That's right, thank you.

Q. What is your position to other countries?

The President. Yes, I would say that the numbers that we are doing are record-setting numbers. We have record-setting job numbers. We have record-setting, as you know, retail sales numbers; that just came out. The U.S. economy is doing very, very well.

India-China Relations

Q. What is your assessment of the situation between India and China, sir?

The President. It's a very tough situation. We're talking to India. We're talking to China. They've got a big problem there. They've come to blows, and we'll see what happens. We'll try and help them out.

Okay? Thank you very much.

Q. Mr. President, are you concernedââ

The President. See you in Oklahoma.

NOTE: The President spoke at 3:54 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White House prior to boarding Marine One. In his remarks, he referred to former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton; and Royce C. Lamberth, judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Categories: Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters :: White House. Locations: Washington, DC.

Names: Barr, William P.; Bolton, John R.; Lamberth, Royce C.

Subjects: China : Relations with U.S.; Communications : News media :: Presidential interviews; Economy, national : Improvement; Employment and unemployment : Job creation and growth; India : Border dispute with China; India : Relations with U.S.; Justice : Department of : Attorney General.

DCPD Number: DCPD202000462.