Trump tells NBC's Chuck Todd that he regrets hiring Jeff Sessions

Donald Trump.
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President Trump often boasts about his administration's accomplishments, but that doesn't mean he's above some self-reflection.

During a taped interview for NBC's Meet the Press, which aired on Sunday morning, Chuck Todd asked the president to hypothetically take a mulligan on one decision he's made during his tenure so far. Trump didn't hesitate for long before saying that it would be "personnel," specifically the appointment of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.