The Wall Street Journal stated falsely that I said to them “I have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un” (of N. Korea). Obviously I didn’t say that. I said “I’d have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un,” a big difference. Fortunately we now record conversations with reporters...— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018
Courtesy of Mediaite:...and they knew exactly what I said and meant. They just wanted a story. FAKE NEWS!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018
This morning, President Donald Trump got his Sunday started by taking to Twitter to rail against the Wall Street Journal over an interview he gave the paper last week. One of the big revelations from that conversation was Trump’s declaration that he actually has a “very good relationship” with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Of course, this raised many eyebrows considering that Trump has publicly denigrated the reclusive and erratic leader numerous times.
At the start of his morning tweetstorm, Trump claimed that the WSJ falsely represented what he said. According to the president, his actual words were “I’d have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un.”
That followed this tweet from Sarah Huckabee Sanders which claims that the Wall Street Journal misquoted Trump.
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) January 13, 2018The problem with all of this of course is that the Wall Street Journal, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch by the way, DID record the comments.
So yeah, Trump and his Huckabee attack dog are once again simply lying.We have reviewed the audio from our interview with President Trump, as well as the transcript provided by an external service, and stand by what we reported. Here is audio of the portion the White House disputes. https://t.co/eWcmiHrXJg http://pic.twitter.com/bx9fGFWaPw— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 14, 2018
And that is why I simply reject EVERYTHING this Trump White House says as purposefully inaccurate.
Update: For those who are still unsure, this the statement in question and what Trump said immediately following.
Yeah, he knew what impression he was trying to give.Here’s the salient portion of the @WSJ interview with Trump. Note what he says in response to the follow-up question. https://t.co/wfjttZKwaz http://pic.twitter.com/0fqGHjhXzp— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) January 14, 2018
It is only after being called out for it later that he and his sycophants try to change the facts.
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