Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders et al. en route Washington, D.C., 8/29/2017
MS. SANDERS: I think the President certainly shares the values of Americans. I think that's why he's the President -- because of overwhelmingly a large number of Americans came out and voted for him because he does reflect their values. They feel like he speaks for them. And I think that the President's relationship with the Secretary of State is very strong. They're committed and continue to work together and move our policies and agenda forward.
Q Did those comments bother the President?
MS. SANDERS: Not that I'm aware of.
Q What about Gary Cohn? Do his comments and his interview with The Financial Times last week and just kind of continuing to speak out and make clear that he was dismayed by the Charlottesville reaction -- is that upsetting the President at all?
MS. SANDERS: The President and Gary are both committed to working on tax reform. We're going to Missouri tomorrow to talk specifically about that. Gary will be part of that trip. They're both very committed to working together to make sure the country gets the tax relief that they need, particularly the middle class.
Q Do you think it's unusual for sitting Cabinet Secretaries and administration officials to try to distance themselves from the President they work for?
MS. SANDERS: I don't think anyone has tried to distance themselves. I think that at moments maybe you have people that disagree. I think that's a healthy thing for you to be able to have productive conversation. And certainly no one is distancing themselves from the President. But as I said, Gary will be traveling with the President tomorrow talking about tax reform. We got an aggressive agenda moving into the fall, and he'll play a big role in that.
I'll take one more.
Q Has the President discussed Gary Cohn's Financial Times interview with him -- the comments that he made?
MS. SANDERS: I'm not sure about that, Steve.
All right, thanks guys.
Q On Saturday -- What's the purpose of the trip Saturday?
MS. SANDERS: To go back into a different part of the state and have the chance to see some of the areas we weren't able to today. One of the priorities the President had was making sure that his trip today didn't disrupt any of the recovery or search- and-rescue efforts. And this will allow him to go into a part of the state that was hit really hard, and so he'll have the chance to meet with some of the evacuees as well.
Q Is he going to stay in Washington --
Q (Inaudible) tomorrow a little bit and just talk about what is --
MS. SANDERS: They did a background briefing earlier, and I'll make sure you guys get that. They went into a lot more depth than I'll be able to right now.
Q Is he going to stay in Washington this weekend, or is he going to go to Bedminster? Do we know yet?
MS. SANDERS: I'll keep you posted.
Thanks.
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