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Once again, ‘fake news’ decried by Trump turns out to be true

The following article by Glenn Kessler and Meg Kelly was posted on the Washington Post website July 26, 2018:

The Trump administration has a consistent habit of flatly denying media reports that turn out to be correct. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)

“I wanted to make sure, unlike most politicians, that what I said was correct. … When I make a statement, I like to be correct. I want the facts. … Before I make a statement, I need the facts.”

— President Trump, Aug. 15, 2017

At the Fact Checker, we have vetted many statements by President Trump — and maintain a running list of every false and misleading claim he has made since he took the oath of office. The president’s factual errors on trade and tax policy are relatively easy to fact-check, as the data undercutting his claims can be easily obtained.

But there have been a number of instances in which the president or his surrogates have flatly denied something — only to have that denial contradicted weeks or months later by new documents or statements. Often, by then the media coverage has moved on to a new controversy.

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Trump says Russia doesn’t pose threat, contradicting intelligence director

The following article by Jordan Fabian was posted on the Hill website July 18, 2018:

President Trump on Wednesday said Russia does not pose a threat to the United States, contradicting his director of national intelligence on a critical security issue and deepening a political controversy that began at his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump, besieged with criticism over his perceived deference to Putin at the summit, for a second day sought to do damage control on the crisis, stating that no one had been tougher than he on Russia.

“There has never been a president as tough on Russia as I have been,” Trump told reporters before a Cabinet meeting at the White House.

The president said his administration is “doing very well” in countering Russia, citing U.S. sanctions on Moscow and the expulsion of Russian nationals accused of being spies.

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In Trump’s White House, there is no right or wrong. There is only winning or losing.

The following article by Callum Borchers was posted on the Washington Post website October 24, 2017:

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Oct. 24 that the decision by Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) to not seek reelection in 2018 is “probably a good move.” (Reuters)

It is not really accurate to say that the White House responded on Tuesday to the harsh criticisms leveled against President Trump by retiring Republican Sens. Bob Corker (Tenn.) and Jeff Flake (Ariz.). During an afternoon media briefing, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn’t even attempt to engage with the substance of what either man said.

Instead, she offered a retort that can be summarized like this: Trump is a winner. Corker and Flake are losers.

Witness this exchange between Sanders and Politico’s Matthew Nussbaum: Continue reading “In Trump’s White House, there is no right or wrong. There is only winning or losing.”