David Axelrod says it was 'refreshing' to see President Trump doing a press conference

CNN's David Axelrod said Monday that it was somewhat "refreshing" to spot President Trump instrumentality questions from reporters connected the archetypal time helium took office. 

"I deliberation also, helium said, ‘did Biden bash this?’ I deliberation helium wanted to acceptable a opposition with [former President] Biden, by benignant of having this rolling property conference," Axelrod said. 

CNN's Anderson Cooper said it was uncommon to spot thing similar that, referring to the president taking questions from reporters successful the Oval Office connected Monday, conscionable hours aft being sworn in. 

"And there‘s a crushed for it due to the fact that the words of a president tin really nonstop armies marching and markets tumbling and person existent consequences," Axelrod said. "I deliberation it’s refreshing for presidents to beryllium – I mean, I was among those who was captious of the deficiency of vulnerability of President Biden. And I deliberation it’s bully for presidents to beryllium exposed. It’s amended if they archer the information erstwhile they’re doing it," helium added.

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David Axelrod said Monday it was refreshing to spot President Trump holding distant with reporters. (Screenshot/CNN)

Axelrod besides criticized Trump for pardoning the Jan. 6 rioters, 1 of his archetypal acts, blasting the president for referring to them arsenic "hostages."

"These are radical who either confessed oregon were convicted of crimes related to marauding the Capitol to effort to halt the lawful process of certifying an American election," helium said. "And the lone defence that I tin deliberation of for this enactment contiguous is that those radical went determination due to the fact that they were told an abject prevarication by the President of the United States that the predetermination had been stolen and that thing improper was happening."

Sitting astatine the Resolute table successful the Oval Office, Trump signed disconnected connected releasing much than 1,500 charged with crimes stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, onslaught connected the U.S. Capitol. The bid requires the Federal Bureau of Prisons to enactment instantly connected receipt of the pardons.

"Tonight I'm going to beryllium signing connected the J6 hostages, pardons to get them out," Trump said astatine an lawsuit with supporters successful Washington.

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President Donald Trump arrives anterior to his inauguration astatine the United States Capitol connected January 20, 2025 successful Washington, DC.  (Melina Mara - Pool/Getty Images)

CNN's Kaitlan Collins noted aboriginal successful the treatment that Trump had spoken to the property for 45 minutes. 

During his backmost and distant with reporters, Trump discovered the letter Biden near him, a contented for outgoing presidents.

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Fox News' Diana Stancy and Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.