'The kidney has a very special place in the heart' —Trump, signing kidney health executive order

"The kidney has a very special place in the heart," President Donald J. Trump said today, just before he signed an executive order on kidney health care.

Here is the full quote:

"The kidney, very special, the kidney has a very special place in the heart. It's an incredible thing. There's a spirit like you see rarely."

Yes, this really happened.

More from Twitter by reporters who were president at the signing, below.


PHOTO courtesy of Bloomberg News White House correspondent Jennifer Jacobs.