The White House press office did not respond to a request for comment Saturday on why Trump was accusing the Times of falsifying the source when it arranged the briefing for reporters and insisted that the official not be named.
President Trump on Saturday falsely accused the New York Times of using an unnamed source “who doesn’t exist” in a story on negotiations between the United States and North Korea, but the official cited spoke to reporters Thursday in a briefing arranged by the White House.
Administrations routinely brief reporters, on background, on a variety of issues, but it is extraordinary for a president to then accuse reporters of making up the officials who take part in the event.
“Best way to alleviate the President's concern about anonymous sources would be for WH to name the official,” David Sanger, one of the two Times reporters who wrote the story referenced by Trump, said on Twitter on Saturday.
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President Trump on Saturday falsely accused the New York Times of using an unnamed source “who doesn’t exist” in a story on negotiations between the United States and North Korea, but the official cited spoke to reporters Thursday in a briefing arranged by the White House.
Administrations routinely brief reporters, on background, on a variety of issues, but it is extraordinary for a president to then accuse reporters of making up the officials who take part in the event.
“Best way to alleviate the President's concern about anonymous sources would be for WH to name the official,” David Sanger, one of the two Times reporters who wrote the story referenced by Trump, said on Twitter on Saturday.
https://marshall.forums.rivals.com/forums/pullman-square-non-sports-talk.14/create-thread
