‘Trump's tweets Saturday morning are just the latest in a string of wild accusations he has made since taking office that either directly contradicted the facts or lacked evidence to substantiate his claims, and they come just days after Trump was widely praised for the unifying tone of his joint address to Congress.
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Trump has made dozens of verifiably false or misleading claims since taking office, often with an eye on gaining a political advantage or blunting criticism.
The President has repeatedly trumpeted the debunked claim that millions of illegal votes were cast in the 2016 election and accused journalists of inventing a rift between him and the US intelligence community, despite his own statements to that effect.
And last month, he accused a Democratic senator of misrepresenting his Supreme Court nominee's criticism of him, even after the nominee's White House-appointed spokesman corroborated the senator's account of the conversation.
Meanwhile, Trump and his advisers have falsely accused the media of leading a "fake news" campaign to smear his presidency, all the while arguing in favor of "alternative facts."’
Donald Trump's baseless wiretap claim - CNNPolitics.com
Trump’s latest lie about President Obama ‘wiretapping’ Trump Tower comes from the idiotic rightwing media; indeed, Trump is propagating the ridiculous lies contrived by the deranged rightwing media.
Trump’s parroting lies from the right is as bizarre as it is reckless and irresponsible.
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Trump has made dozens of verifiably false or misleading claims since taking office, often with an eye on gaining a political advantage or blunting criticism.
The President has repeatedly trumpeted the debunked claim that millions of illegal votes were cast in the 2016 election and accused journalists of inventing a rift between him and the US intelligence community, despite his own statements to that effect.
And last month, he accused a Democratic senator of misrepresenting his Supreme Court nominee's criticism of him, even after the nominee's White House-appointed spokesman corroborated the senator's account of the conversation.
Meanwhile, Trump and his advisers have falsely accused the media of leading a "fake news" campaign to smear his presidency, all the while arguing in favor of "alternative facts."’
Donald Trump's baseless wiretap claim - CNNPolitics.com
Trump’s latest lie about President Obama ‘wiretapping’ Trump Tower comes from the idiotic rightwing media; indeed, Trump is propagating the ridiculous lies contrived by the deranged rightwing media.
Trump’s parroting lies from the right is as bizarre as it is reckless and irresponsible.
