"Speaking with journalists ahead of a private meeting at the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Trump and Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva teamed up to poke fun at the assembled press. Lula kicked things off by trying to bring the questioning to a close after nine minutes. I would like to suggest that the press would continue the interview after the meeting, Lula said, via a translator. That's a good idea, I like that, Trump said, smiling."
"From there, the two leaders went on to troll the reporters covering them. We don't have much time, Lula said. And we'll waste time, or lose time, talking with the journalists. They're not great questions today, I must say, Trump added. They're sort of boring questions. The remark drew a laugh from Lula who then waved away the press, as if swatting a fly."
"Trump, in July, denounced the criminal charges against Bolsonaro who was convicted in September in connection with plot to overturn Brazil's 2022 election results. The U.S. president has called the case a WITCH HUNT. I've always liked him, Trump said. I feel very badly about what happened to him. I've always thought he was a straight-shooter. You know, he's gone through a lot. Is it on the agenda today? A reporter asked. That's none of your business, Trump shot back."
At the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva jointly mocked reporters before a private meeting. Lula attempted to cut off questioning after nine minutes and suggested continuing the interview later, a suggestion Trump approved. The leaders joked about wasting time with the journalists and criticized the questions as boring. The session ended abruptly after the leaders waved the press away. Trump became testy when asked about his defense of former President Jair Bolsonaro, denouncing the charges as a WITCH HUNT and expressing personal sympathy. Lula rejected Trump's demand that the case be dropped.
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