WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump went on television on Wednesday to recap his just-completed trip abroad, but it was his pause to refresh that ended up making news.
The day after returning from a 12-day journey to Asia, Mr Trump delivered a more than 20-minute live address to tout his accomplishments on the trip.
Dry mouth got in the way.
Partway through his remarks, the president, who was speaking loudly to the assembled press, paused as cameras rolled to have a drink. Foiled at first when he could not locate any water on his podium, reporters pointed out there was a bottle on a table to his right. He reached for the bottle of Fiji water and sipped.
Trump’s drink of water lit up social media, evoking comparisons with a televised address given by US Senator Marco Rubio in 2013.
