opinion EJ Montini Arizona Republic Published 12:18 p.m. UTC Jul 22, 2018 Is it journalism or silly nitpicking to point out that President Donald Trump has been lying lately about where his father was born? Last week I wrote a blog post pointing out that among Trump’s most recent lies is one in which he says his father was born in Germany. That isn’t true. I heard from readers about that post pretty quickly. For example, one supporter of the president wrote: “He ‘lied’ about his dad’s birthplace? That’s the best you got, Eddie? That’s not journalism. That’s desperation.” Actually, it’s journalism. Why little lies matter In fact, it’s vital journalism. It is vitally important to point out that the president of the United States is willing to tell a lie — more than once — that is so easily disproved. After his meeting with European Union leaders, Trump said in an interview with CBS News, … [Read more...] about President Donald Trump lies to everyone; his supporters lie to themselves
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When ‘John Barron’ — aka Donald Trump — lied to me
By Robert Sansevere | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: May 1, 2018 at 7:23 am | UPDATED: May 1, 2018 at 7:31 am President Trump lied to me. He wasn’t president at the time, and he wasn’t using his real name when I interviewed him. He used an alias: John Barron. If that name sounds familiar, it has been in the news recently. Earlier this month, Jonathan Greenberg wrote in the Washington Post that, in 1984, while working as a researcher at Forbes magazine, he taped a phone conversation with Barron, who was attempting to get Trump moved up the list of the 400 richest people in America. And this past week, The New Yorker ran a story with the headline, “From John Barron to @RealDonaldTrump: Trump’s History of Lying.” Like with Greenberg, my chat with John Barron involved money. And as with The New Yorker story, our chat involved lying. As the sports editor in New Jersey for the Associated Press in the early 1980s, I covered the New Jersey Generals of the … [Read more...] about When ‘John Barron’ — aka Donald Trump — lied to me
CBS News Logo Reports: Donald Trump lied about gaming and Florida casinos
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Jeb Bush said during Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate that Donald Trump wanted casino gambling in Florida. Donald Trump retorted, "I did not." Trump in the past has boasted that he's influenced elected officials by giving them political donations, and Bush raised the casino issue to make the case that Trump couldn't buy his allegiance. "I promise, if I wanted it, I would have gotten it," Trump claimed, during the exchange. Bush replied, "No way, man." As CNN recently reported, Trump donated to Bush's 1998 gubernatorial campaign while he was actively lobbying to change gambling laws in Florida. The business magnate contributed $50,000 to Bush and also held a $500-a-person fundraiser for him. As it turns out, Trump wanted casino gambling in Florida and failed to get it under Jeb Bush's administration, despite donating money to the state Republican party and to Bush, the Associated Press (AP) and Politico report. "The bottom line is Donald Trump was … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Reports: Donald Trump lied about gaming and Florida casinos
CBS News Logo Donald Trump backs out of presidential forum in South Carolina
Citing a business conflict, Donald Trump announced hours before the beginning of a presidential forum he was slated to address Friday that he would have to skip it. A release from his campaign read, "Mr. Trump has a significant business transaction that was expected to close Thursday. Due to the delay he is unable to attend today's Heritage Action Presidential Forum. He sends his regrets and looks forward to being with the great people of South Carolina on Wednesday in Columbia." Donald Trump declines to correct man who says Obama is Muslim Reports: Donald Trump lied about gaming and Florida casinos Trump plans to attend a town hall meeting with Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, in Columbia on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Trump's opponents, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, and Bobby Jindal will all speak at the forum. … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Donald Trump backs out of presidential forum in South Carolina
CBS News Logo Donald Trump defends 2002 interview on Iraq war
In a September 2002 interview with Howard Stern, billionaire Donald Trump was asked directly if he supported invading Iraq. Trump's response then, six months before the Mar. 2003 invasion of Iraq, was, "Yeah, I guess so," Nearly 14 years later, critics are now pointing to that clip, first reported by BuzzFeed News, as proof positive that Donald Trump lied about his opposition to the Iraq war -- a war that he has repeatedly slammed his rivals (and their family members) over while on the campaign trail. But in an interview Friday with CBS News' chief White House correspondent Major Garrett, the GOP front-runner doubled down on his past remarks. "When I did the interview with Howard that was many, many months before the war started," Trump said. And, he added, his response had been "a very weak" one. "That was the first person that ever asked me about the war," he continued. "I'm a businessperson so they're not asking me about the war. Then shortly after that I started saying -- I … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Donald Trump defends 2002 interview on Iraq war