Seriously, what even happened at that Donald Trump press conference
President Trump took questions from the media Thursday at a joint press conference with Colombia's president after a whirlwind week filled with scoops and explosive news items galore.
As usual, it resulted in all kinds of weirdness.
To start, a reporter took advantage of the rare occasion to ask what everyone wants to know, even if it had nothing to do with the Colombian president's visit and purpose of the media briefing: Did Trump ask former FBI director James Comey to back down on his investigation of Michael Flynn?
But before the reporter, ABC News' chief political correspondent Scott Thuman, could even finish his sentence, Trump cut him off. "No. No. Next question," he said.
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Most important moment: Trump just denied on camera that he urged Comey to close/back off Flynn investigation
Trump's word vs. Comey's memos pic.twitter.com/EEsGwuUEYI— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 18, 2017
That sounded to some like a denial of a New York Times report that said Comey took written account of a conversation with the president in which he asked him to back off.
"No. No. Next" quickly starting trending on Twitter.
Trump on whether he urged Comey to close Russia inquiry "No - next question."
— Julian Borger (@julianborger) May 18, 2017
MORE: 'No, no, next question' - #Trump denies obstructing justice by asking #Comey to end #FlynnProbe https://t.co/8iEeje6ISL pic.twitter.com/b8rWpsbiCv
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) May 18, 2017
But Trump's "no" is, of course, up for interpretation. Trump could have been answering directly to the reporter's question, saying something to the effect of, "No, I didn't tell Comey to back off Flynn." Or the "no" could have been a quick interjection to cut off the reporter and let him know that that question wasn't going to fly.
Either way, people were having fun poking at Trump's quick outburst.
"No. No. Next question." pic.twitter.com/73UHVgd2xR
— O General My General (@rideatdawn) May 18, 2017
Her: my friend says she saw you at the bar last night and you were...
Me: No. No. Next question— PepperMint_Petty (@a_for2day) May 18, 2017
"No. No. Next"#DontheCon pic.twitter.com/L4eBdV7ZXc
— hdl (@MtnMermaid618) May 18, 2017
That wasn't the only memeable moment. While talking about drug trafficking and production, Trump said the two nations needed to confront the dangerous cultivation of "cocoa."
It appeared to be a mispronunciation of the coca plant, which is where cocaine comes from. It does not, in fact, come from the cocoa bean. That’s where delicious chocolate comes from — like the kind in the "most beautiful" cake Trump was eating while telling President Xi Jinping how he bombed some country or other.
Watching Trump's press conference with Santos is ridiculous - Colombia isn't a part of Mexico and it is coca not "coco". Erghhh!
— Simon Edwards (@SimonEdwardsSAF) May 18, 2017
Columbia cultivates Cocoa? #Trump
— Tom McTigue (@tommctigue) May 18, 2017
Trump keeps talking about "coco" cultivation in Colombia. Cocaine is made of "coca," not "coco."
— Liam Stack (@liamstack) May 18, 2017
Trump’s in love with the cocoa.
— Nick Wing (@nickpwing) May 18, 2017
All in a day's press conference. Here's the full video, if you're into that kind of thing.