Trump’s Meet the Press interview

More lies and other nonsense.

He lied about voter fraud. He attacked the Federal Reserve. He lied about the Obama economy. He doesn’t care about the Khashoggi murder because Saudi Arabia buys stuff from us. Trump has no integrity or morals.

Trump overwhelms interviewers with non-stop lies

Here's the complete transcript of @ChuckTodd's interview with Trump. Enough news and nonsense for days of fact-checking and debate… https://t.co/9ITUZNuVTN
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 23, 2019

Three (!) times, in fact, Trump falsely claims he ‘inherited’ family separations from Obama. Three times Todd fails to challenge or call him out on this blatant lie.

Sigh. https://t.co/92205of3ZA
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) June 23, 2019

There was no pushback from Chuck Todd on Trump’s lie. It’s so essential when you interview Trump to have — at a minimum — good background knowledge of his frequent lies. They’re the low hanging fruit. Good preparation means you can push back in real time, which is essential. https://t.co/ViN0uo7C1j
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) June 24, 2019

"Both Stephanopoulos and Todd were simply overwhelmed by Trump’s blizzard of lies and distortions."https://t.co/lkLOaYqave
— Dennis Herring (@dcherring) June 24, 2019

In his exclusive interview with #MTP, when asked about child separation, Trump tells @ChuckTodd that he “inherited separation from President Obama.” #IfItsSunday
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) June 23, 2019

Lie!

Trump on @MeetThePress with @ChuckTodd: “Obama had a lousy economy. It was a dead economy. . . Nobody was working. The whole place was a disaster.”
Reality: hiring was stronger under Obama. My @Morning_Joe chart: pic.twitter.com/8zGp8V5AKZ
— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) June 25, 2019

Lie
The economy rebounded under Obama. Trump inherited a strong economy. What a pathetic liar.

President Trump made a new allegation about California voter fraud on @MeetThePress. We found this repeatedly debunked claim remains baseless. We rated it Pants on Fire https://t.co/wLNoQTkMtz @PolitiFact @CapRadioNews #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/0nMZGPA1wX
— PolitiFactCalifornia (@CAPolitiFact) June 25, 2019

During his interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, President Trump blasted Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, claiming Powell has “raised interest rates too fast.”

Whenever the Fed raises interest rates, it personally costs Trump millions. https://t.co/Cuea4FiotY
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 24, 2019

In recent interviews with @Telemundo's @jdbalart and @MeetThePress's @chucktodd, President Trump falsely said the family-separation policy was something he "inherited" from President Obama's administration.

Here is fmr. @DHSgov Secretary Jeh Johnson on @UPonMSNBC Saturday: pic.twitter.com/kOBWG7iW3g
— David Gura (@davidgura) June 24, 2019

#MTP EXCLUSIVE: Watch President Trump's full, unedited interview with Meet The Press here. #IfItsSunday https://t.co/P3zrljCeVy pic.twitter.com/uSHxUk3eV3
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) June 24, 2019

On @MeetThePress, Trump rationalized and essentially excused the brutal Saudi murder of Khashoggi (a US resident and journalist), while falsely blaming his own authoritarian moves on our southern border on Obama. In other words, just another Sunday. https://t.co/HO3mxK32CU
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) June 23, 2019

Trump’s ABC interview

More lies and crazy stuff

Here's a non-exhaustive list of the false claims Trump made in his ABC interview, whose transcript has been posted here: https://t.co/IV5uAzc4bv
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 17, 2019

"And, you know, for women — as you know, I did very well with women last time. I was hearing I wouldn't have. I'd say, 'Why? Why? Explain.' I did very well with women. " — Trump

Note: he got 41% of the women's vote in 20916https://t.co/IajP0kH3Hm
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 17, 2019

He has told this lie many times

If Trump convinces people there was “no collusion & no obstruction” it will be his greatest con ever. The Mueller report found extensive coordination between the Trump campaign & Russia (i.e., “collusion”) and multiple instances where the evidence PROVES Trump obstructed justice. https://t.co/Jib6EolJPG
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) June 17, 2019

Trump on the Hannity show

Sean Hannity reveals the real Donald Trumphttps://t.co/qNUxoau1Vd pic.twitter.com/jOjF2e21mU
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) April 27, 2019

This is the actual President babbling to Hannity. This is the guy to whom 60 million Americans have entrusted their lives. Read his rambling rants. But have a drink first. Or a toke. https://t.co/85lRK65J31
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) April 26, 2019

Trump on Hannity says Attorney General Bill Barr after receiving the Mueller report "made a decision right on the spot” that the president hadn’t obstructed justice.
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) April 26, 2019

This is not surprising

Trump’s threat about violence

He’s implying that his supporters could get violent. I am very concerned about what will happen after the 2020 election if he loses. Will he and his cult accept the results?

Trump threatened biker violence against leftists, then deleted the tweet after the New Zealand mosque massacre manifesto praised him as a "symbol of renewed white identity" https://t.co/H874FFldEp
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 16, 2019

Trump to Breitbart on how the left plays tough: "I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump — I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough — until they go to a certain point and then it would be very bad, very bad."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 14, 2019

Key question for the 2020 primary is which Democrat will be best able to fend off the coup that Trump keeps threatening to stage if he loses. https://t.co/glCd3QQB9w
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 14, 2019

This is how an authoritarian talks. Happening right in front of us. https://t.co/7VK8ZUS6fF
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) March 14, 2019

This is stoking Civil War. The military won’t be following any unlawful orders. Neither will most cops so that leaves the bikers … 90% of whom are over 70. https://t.co/tnRAKbQonv
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) March 14, 2019

Are we supposed to take this seriously or literally? https://t.co/G2Ofdm13Xk
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) March 14, 2019

Imagine a 2011 Obama interview in which he mused about the New Black Panthers supporting him in case things “got to a certain point.” https://t.co/9B0tcSdZpv
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) March 14, 2019

This is…a threat of fascist violence by the President ?https://t.co/JQ1Yq3L9Nt
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 14, 2019

"Hinting that efforts to remove him from office — either via the 2020 election or impeachment — could be met with this kind of violence — serves notice to his foes that they better play nice," writes @AaronBlake, "and maybe investigators should back off." https://t.co/fFE1rDzWmn
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) March 14, 2019

The President of the United States once again raises the specter of violence against his political opponents and the nation hardly bats an eye; it's a blip in the news cycle.

It has been an exhausting 2 years, but we can't become desensitized. Democracy requires vigilance. https://t.co/QigVzqa2id
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 15, 2019

Trump’s Super Bowl interview

"They haven't been kneeling and they have been respecting the flag and their ratings have been terrific ever since. And a lot of good things happened." — Donald Trumphttps://t.co/dNpC4PgUu7
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 4, 2019

Trump interviews with the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post

Trump has often struggled mightily to enunciate his trade strategy and acumen.

The struggle was magnified in a WSJ interview all about trade with China.https://t.co/KKhxbOmoR0

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 27, 2018

Trump to the Journal on GM: 1) “They better damn well open a new plant there very quickly.” 2) “I told them, ‘You’re playing around with the wrong person.’” https://t.co/grwGHi5yem pic.twitter.com/IgSPjLjBhr

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 26, 2018

Analysis: Trump’s Wall Street Journal interview on China is a mess https://t.co/8zjihhPzvE

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 27, 2018

Trumps claims he loves to talk about trade but when he's being interviewed by a skilled reporter like @bobdavis187, he demonstrates how little he really knows. Jeez, read it with a stiff drink –> https://t.co/N2Bax3iLld via @WSJ

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 27, 2018

1) For at least the third time, Trump wrongly calls tariff rates "interest rates." 2) The Wall Street Journal corrects him. 3) Trump says "sorry," yes, right. 4) Trump wrongly calls them interest rates again. https://t.co/TI61Zm7B1y pic.twitter.com/Xf8aw5lfjG

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 27, 2018

Trump explains why he doesn't believe in climate change, blames Fed chair for economic woes and and threatens to cancel Putin meeting in wide-ranging interview. by @PhilipRucker & me: https://t.co/MObO8iXl8b

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 27, 2018

"If you go back and if you look at articles, they talked about global freezing, they talked about at some point the planets could have freeze to death, then it's going to die of heat exhaustion." — Donald Trump on heat exhaustionhttps://t.co/GSxBbUX8jp

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 28, 2018

Trump’s bizarre Daily Caller interview

More lies

Trump returns to his dangerous lying about elections, makes up story about massive voter fraud he says has cost the Republicans victories…and falsely adds that you need a "voter ID" to buy cereal. (The Daily Caller, of course, just printed all of this, because it's horrific.) pic.twitter.com/NB0LcYRhXY

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 14, 2018

"If I didn't do those stops, I think we would've lost 10 Senate seats, seven to 10 Senate seats." — Donald Trump

Republicans only had 9 seats up in 2018.https://t.co/VVUTzngKLU

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 15, 2018

Trump also did his most specific lying about Florida, making up a story about how Broward County has inserted fraudulent ballots into the pool of legit ballots so now you can't tell which is which. The Daily Caller is such trash that it doesn't even hint this might not be true. pic.twitter.com/SCxPAIFlpy

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 14, 2018

Trump's analysis of the election: Trump did great because "I picked up three" Senate seats (it'll be a gain of two max); also, they "almost" beat Jon Tester; also, they "almost" retained the Arizona seat, but something "odd" happened; he didn't have time to help with the House. pic.twitter.com/pA3c3kXulL

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 15, 2018

Trump tells the Daily Caller that the New York Times used to be a mere “leaflet” before his presidency but is now “a vibrant paper” because it writes about him. pic.twitter.com/JUdFEpIeDL

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 15, 2018

New #FactChecker –> Fact-checking President Trump’s wild Daily Caller interview https://t.co/kxTrfeGPQN

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 16, 2018

Trump’s AP interview -10/16/18: more lies

Trump was interviewed by the Associated Press (AP) yesterday and told his usual lies. To me, the media helps spread his lies even if they point out the facts. Trump wins by getting the attention that could have been used for other stories. Excessive media coverage of Trump is very unfair to Democrats.

Nice AP interview of POTUS – and revealing to have the entire transcript online: https://t.co/Y0C1ubxylf

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 17, 2018

Interview transcript annotated by the Washington Post

AP article

The @AP interview with President Trump is one for the ages.

And not in a good way.https://t.co/VBzTbFRFkB pic.twitter.com/B2cqoxC5gh

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 17, 2018

AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts migrant policy, Russia probe https://t.co/bRJSXbzAQ5

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 17, 2018

Daniel Dale’s thread. Obviously, Trump will do nothing about the UN climate report. We’re all going to suffer because of his ignorance and lies.

AP to Trump on climate: Scientists say we're getting to a point where it's irreversible

Trump: My uncle was a scientist…and "I didn’t talk to him about this particular subject, but I have a natural instinct for science, and I will say that you have scientists on both sides" pic.twitter.com/pMbjlodi0D

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 17, 2018

Trump falsely claims to AP that he's appointed a higher percentage of circuit judges than anyone except for Washington. (Response: "Good piece of trivia.") Trump falsely claims that Cohen got in legal trouble only for "what he did for other people," not Trump. (No response.) pic.twitter.com/OmGG4lHwr3

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 17, 2018

Even though more than 200 immigrant kids still remain separated from their families, Trump asked: Do you have any regrets or any remorse about how this has impacted children, though?

Trump: Here’s the thing. I think we’ve done an incredible job with children. https://t.co/OpS6RUFz8n

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 17, 2018

NEW from wide-ranging @AP interview with President Trump:

He did not back down from derisively nicknaming Stormy Daniels “Horseface."

Asked if it was appropriate to insult a woman’s appearance, Trump responded, “You can take it any way you want.”https://t.co/x8th8ZO3hg

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) October 16, 2018

I think if Obama had proclaimed himself too “busy” to visit troops in the field we would have heard a thing or two in the media about his golfing. pic.twitter.com/UVV792yKWz

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 17, 2018

Donald Trump, American president, again displays a completely moronic grasp of the scientific method. https://t.co/lLyri3Q1IZ

— Esquire (@esquire) October 17, 2018