After Trump claims first lady has 'gotten to know' Kim Jong Un, White House clarifies they've never
Source: WaPo
President Trump on Monday claimed that first lady Melania Trump has gotten to know North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, prompting the White House to clarify that the two have never met.
Trump made the comment at a news conference at the Group of 7 summit in Biarritz, France. While answering a question about Iran, the president took a detour to discuss the countrys real estate potential, then pivoted to North Korea.
I also say that, by the way, with respect to North Korea, Kim Jong Un who Ive gotten to know extremely well; the first lady had gotten to know Kim Jong Un, and I think shed agree with me he is a man with a country that has tremendous potential, Trump said.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham issued a statement soon after noting that the first lady has never met Kim.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/after-trump-claims-first-lady-has-gotten-to-know-kim-jong-un-white-house-clarifies-theyve-never-met/2019/08/26/0855ccca-c82f-11e9-be05-f76ac4ec618c_story.html?tid=sm_tw
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,033 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)it wasn't very tough of a choice, I must say...
madashelltoo
(1,699 posts)EVERY DAMNED THING! No matter how inconsequential the subject. His deflections are all lies. I am done with this dude. Hes playing a game and the world is allowing it.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,033 posts)catbyte
(34,433 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)After going on and on about "our Otto", using that poor family, then saying he loves Otto's killer.
BumRushDaShow
(129,376 posts)the media would have dragged the subject out for weeks, spending 24/7 on it. I remember when wearing or not wearing a flag pin was a "thing", along with suit colors, "Mom jeans" and other bullshit nonsense.
Rebl2
(13,542 posts)had done a fraction of what the orange thingy has done, he would have been gone within the first year.
Keg Stand
(64 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Seems I've heard that.
madashelltoo
(1,699 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,640 posts)I mean like all Russian spies.
karynnj
(59,504 posts)Truth, she dropped out I think as a freshman. She likely does speak at least 3 languages. Her own, English, and Russian. We know the quality of her English.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)several diplomats when she was working at her (oldest) profession? After a while, I imagine the faces become just a blur. Epstein introduced her to tRump, so she has THAT distinction.
Lady_Chat
(561 posts)While Kim Jong Un looked the other way. Both Trump and his wife make me sick.
LogicFirst
(572 posts)I meant to say, "IF the first lady . . ."
The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)Lies. Over-exaggerations. Word Salad. Encouragement to hate. Why lie about this? Who cares whether Melanie has ever met Kim Jong Un, or what she thinks of him?
Rollo
(2,559 posts)jaysunb
(11,856 posts)Retrograde
(10,151 posts)If he can't tell them apart, well - I don't want to go there.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)ffr
(22,671 posts)Grifters gonna grift!
riversedge
(70,285 posts)Trenzalore
(2,331 posts)His base doesn't care. He will say something more insane in an hour that will stop the coverage of the last insane thing he said.
riversedge
(70,285 posts)B Stieg
(2,410 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,640 posts)I know she's new, but the Sean Spicer Handbook says the correct response is "Of course she knows him, he even asked her for a date!". Huckabee would say "Black unemployment is at an all time low".
She'll learn.
Evolve Dammit
(16,760 posts)Doodley
(9,119 posts)Rebl2
(13,542 posts)bit confused. It Justin Trudeau she has gotten to know😊
Cha
(297,532 posts)orleans
(34,072 posts)and constantly pukes out lies