Trump Bashes Washington Post Fact Checker, Gets Fact-Checked Back
President Donald Trump’s baseless attack on The Washington Post’s Fact Checker column backfired on Tuesday.
Trump claimed the column ― which grades falsehoods in politics with “Pinocchios” ― is “only for the Democrats.” He also called it a “Fake Fact Checker!”
The Washington Post is a Fact Checker only for the Democrats. For the Republicans, and for your all time favorite President, it is a Fake Fact Checker!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2019
But Post journalist Glenn Kessler, who runs the column, highlighted how Trump himself has previously cited its work when it called out untruths from Democrats:
Reminder: Trump cites the @washingtonpost Fact Checker when we give Pinocchios to Democrats https://t.co/0TN7WkaZAZ
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 19, 2019
Kessler noted this example:
Trump to Laura Ingraham on Nov. 2, 2017: "Even a certain newspaper that I don't like very much came out today and they gave Schumer four... four Pinocchios, and they said because he was not telling the truth, when it came to the middle class, because he said it's for the rich."
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 19, 2019
Trump also cited the column to attack former President Barack Obama during his time in office:
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Congrats to Pres.Obama on having 3 of @washingtonpost's “biggest Pinocchios of the year” http://t.co/K7nw9pKCjA Great accomplishment!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 17, 2013
Shock - Obama WH given three pinocchios for lying about Benghazi emails http://t.co/bNWKXqP4Zk
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 21, 2013
The column in January revealed how Trump had told 8,158 misleading or false statements during his first two years in office.
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