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Trump pauses address to nation to take 2 big swigs of water

Posted November 15, 2017 6:00 am

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump had his own water bottle moment.

Trump paused an address to the nation Wednesday to reach for water during a blow-by-blow account of his five-nation trip to Asia.

Trump first reached into the lectern and required help from others in the room to spot a bottle on a nearby table. He took another swig a few minutes later.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump frequently mocked then-rival Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's frequent water breaks.

During a 2015 appearance in South Carolina, Trump said: "Rubio, I've never seen a young guy sweat that much." He added: "He's drinking water, water, water. I never saw anything like this with him with the water."

Rubio joked Wednesday that the president needed to work on his form.

"Has to be done in one single motion & eyes should never leave the camera. But not bad for his 1st time," Rubio tweeted.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The Associated Press

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