the exchange went viral online , with vega , allowing her to ask whatever question .
as vega was waiting for a microphone to be passed to her , trump said , “ she ’s shocked that i picked her .
” story continued below “ i ’ m not , thank you , mr. president , " vega responded . "
the initial transcript , released several hours after the press conference , quoted as trump replied .
at monday 's rose garden press conference , held to mark the trade deal agreement struck by the u.s. , canada and mexico , trump called on abc reporter .
vega proceeded to ask a question about supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh that trump refused to answer , insisting that he would only take trade - related questions before moving on to other subjects .
 
 
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