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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFact-checking Trump's claims that he 'called home' to Melania during 2018 foreign trip she was on
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/04/politics/trump-france-memorial-cemetery-visit-fact-check/index.htmlWashington, DC (CNN)President Donald Trump has vehemently denied reports that he skipped a 2018 visit to a World War I memorial in France because he was concerned about his hair and considered the cemetery "filled with losers," as the Atlantic first reported.
Trump told reporters yesterday that he "called home" to Melania Trump at the time and told her how upset he was for not being able to visit the cemetery. At the time, the White House said he was unable to attend and had to cancel the visit because of bad weather.
Trump claims he "called home, I spoke to my wife and I said 'I hate this. I came here to go to that ceremony.' And to the one that was the following day which I did go to. I said I feel terribly. And that was the end of it."
Facts First: Melania Trump was on the same trip with the President and was scheduled to attend the cemetery visit. She was not in the US.
A readout from the first lady's office at the time said that "Due to inclement weather, the First Lady and President were unable to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial in Belleau, France."
That evening, Trump and Melania went to a dinner together hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Fact-checking Trump's claims that he 'called home' to Melania during 2018 foreign trip she was on (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Sep 2020
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mainer
(12,039 posts)1. He forgot which wife he called.
He's had so many of them.
Budi
(15,325 posts)6. 😅 Waiting on a statement from Melania....
A. " Yes, of course I was not there I was at home worrying about dotard's hair."
B. " I, your wife, was right there with you, dotard!
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)2. When you lie all the time it's hard keeping the lies straight.
Nevilledog
(51,413 posts)3. It's not like there are any consequences.
Grasswire2
(13,579 posts)4. Clearly he's thinking of Princess. nt
musclecar6
(1,694 posts)5. Yeah
He just makes shit up to suit whatever point hes trying to make at the time and doesnt give two shits about whether it has anything to do with reality. Im still amazed that anybody would believe one fucking word that ever comes out of this mans mouth. And still we have 40% of the people in this country are going to vote for this clown. Go figure.
Sneederbunk
(14,323 posts)7. Clearly proves Melania has a double.
UpInArms
(51,299 posts)8. Maybe he meant to say
I called Putin.
BamaRefugee
(3,488 posts)9. Where was Ivanka? That's who he's talking about.
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)10. He called her from the toilet
Shithole president
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