The Latest: Trump says he thinks Mueller 'will be fair'
The Latest on President Donald Trump in Florida ( all times local ): 9 : 35 p . m .  President Donald Trump  says  he  believes special counsel Robert Mueller " will be fair " to him   because " everybody knows that there was no collusion " between  Trump  ' s presidential campaign and Russia . Mueller is leading the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election . Trump tells The New York Times in an interview posted Thursday night that Mueller ' s probe — as well as two congressional investigations into the matter — have " angered " his base and " made the base stronger ." He says some lawmakers " have been unbelievable in pointing out what a witch hunt the whole thing is ." And  the president  repeats his assertion that Democrats " made the Russian story up as a hoax   as a ruse   as an excuse for losing an election that in theory Democrats should always win ." —— 7 : 20 p . m .  President Donald Trump  says the East Coast " could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming " as bitter cold temperatures are expected to freeze large swaths of the country this holiday weekend .  Trump  tweets   " In the East   it could be the COLDEST New Year ' s Eve on record ."  He  adds that : " Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country   but not other countries   was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against .  Trump  has repeatedly expressed skepticism about climate change science   calling global warming a " hoax " created by the Chinese to damage American industry .  He  announced earlier this year  his  intention to pull out of the landmark Paris climate agreement aimed at curbing greenhouse gas production . ——— 7 p . m .  President Donald Trump  is dining Thursday night at  his  private Mar - a - Lago club with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross . Deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley says the two men will discuss trade   job creation and " America ' s record - setting booming economy ."  Trump  has taken to Twitter this week to boast about improvements in the U . S . economy .  He  tweeted Thursday   " We ' ve got the economy going better than anyone ever dreamt - and you haven ' t seen anything yet !" On Tuesday    Trump  vowed that the tax cut legislation  he  signed last week will lead to " a great year for Companies and JOBS !" —— 3 a . m .  President Donald Trump  is planning to get a head start on the 2018 legislative agenda by meeting early in the new year with Capitol Hill ' s top Republicans . The White House says  Trump  will host Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan at the Camp David presidential retreat during the weekend of Jan . 6 . Spokesmen for Ryan and McConnell have confirmed they will attend . The pow - wow will follow the recent enactment of legislation to cut taxes   beginning next year   for corporations and individuals at an estimated cost of $ 1 . 5 trillion added to the national debt over 10 years .
The Latest on [TGT] ( all times local ): 9 : 35 p . m .  [TGT]says  [TGT]  believes special counsel Robert Mueller " will be fair " to him   because " everybody knows that there was no collusion " between  [TGT]  ' s presidential campaign and Russia . Mueller is leading the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election . [TGT] tells The New York Times in an interview posted Thursday night that Mueller ' [TGT] probe — as well as two congressional investigations into the matter — have " angered " his base and " made the base stronger ." He says some lawmakers " have been unbelievable in pointing out what a witch hunt the whole thing is ." And  the president  repeats his assertion that Democrats " made the Russian story up as a hoax   as a ruse   as an excuse for losing an election that in theory Democrats should always win ." —— 7 : 20 p . m .  [TGT]says the East Coast " could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming " as bitter cold temperatures are expected to freeze large swaths of the country this holiday weekend .  [TGT]  tweets   " In the East   it could be the COLDEST New Year ' s Eve on record ."  [TGT]  adds that : " Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country   but not other countries   was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against .  [TGT]has repeatedly expressed skepticism about climate change science   calling global warming a " hoax " created by the Chinese to damage American industry .  [TGT]  announced earlier this year  [TGT]  intention to pull out of the landmark Paris climate agreement aimed at curbing greenhouse gas production . ——— 7 p . m .  [TGT]is dining Thursday night at  [TGT]  private Mar - a - Lago club with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross . Deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley says the two men will discuss trade   job creation and " America ' s record - setting booming economy ."  [TGT]has taken to Twitter this week to boast about improvements in the U . S . economy .  He  tweeted Thursday   " We ' ve got the economy going better than anyone ever dreamt - and you haven ' t seen anything yet !" On Tuesday    [TGT]vowed that the tax cut legislation  [TGT]  signed last week will lead to " a great year for Companies and JOBS !" —— 3 a . m .  [TGT]is planning to get a head start on the 2018 legislative agenda by meeting early in the new year with Capitol Hill ' s top Republicans . The White House says  [TGT]will host Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan at the Camp David presidential retreat during the weekend of Jan . 6 . Spokesmen for Ryan and McConnell have confirmed they will attend . The pow - wow will follow the recent enactment of legislation to cut taxes   beginning next year   for corporations and individuals at an estimated cost of $ 1 . 5 trillion added to the national debt over 10 years .