Donald Trump,"We never let you down and we won't let you down," Pres Trump tells leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Says US never ceased to recognize the sovereignty of the 3 Baltic nations. Says US will be promoting joint security initiatives with them.
"I hope he's gonna be good," says Pres Trump, asked about @EPAScottPruitt keeping his job.
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“NATO has taken in billions of dollars more – because of me," says Pres at working lunch with Baltic Leaders. Pres says its "many billions more than if 'crooked Hillary' were president.
On possible trade war with China: Pres Trump says trade deficit with China is "not something we can live with." Says US will be negotiating with China. "We intend to get along with China, but we have to do something very substantial" on trade.
Pres says "probably nobody's been tougher to Russia than Donald Trump." In remarks at working lunch with Baltic Leaders, Pres said it "would be a good thing not a bad thing," if US got along with Russia. "And just about everybody agrees with that, except very stupid people."per--CBS-Mark Knoller.