Trump keeps low profile as Comey controversy churns
WASHINGTON — The normally spotlight-loving President Donald Trump has kept a rather low profile around his surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Leading up to the bombshell announcement, Trump had not opened an event to reporters in several days and offered few details on how he was spending his time. He passed the weekend at his New Jersey golf club although aides declined to say whether he was playing golf.
The president let reporters briefly into the Oval Office Wednesday morning after he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, but he had few words on the firing. Comey, he said simply, “was not doing a good job.”
Trump has maintained an active presence on Twitter, his preferred means of communication. On Wednesday morning, Trump unleashed a flurry of tweets, assailing critics and saying that Comey “will be replaced by someone who will do a far better job.” He also tweeted directly in response to reports he saw on television news.