President Donald Trump is calling a new book about his administration by longtime journalist Bob Woodward “a scam.”
In a Friday morning tweet, Trump is objecting to The Washington Post writer’s narrative of Trump’s turbulent 18 months in office.
Trump says: “I don’t talk the way I am quoted. If I did I would not have been elected President.”
The book spotlights Trump advisers’ fears about the impulsive leader, and features quotes of Trump using profanity and mocking Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ accent.
Trump adds: “These quotes were made up. The author uses every trick in the book to demean and belittle.”
Woodward has said he stands by his reporting.
The Woodward book is a scam. I don’t talk the way I am quoted. If I did I would not have been elected President. These quotes were made up. The author uses every trick in the book to demean and belittle. I wish the people could see the real facts – and our country is doing GREAT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2018
(AP)
Join the official YWN WhatsApp status
One Response
“Woodward has said he stands by his reporting”
What does that even mean? The normal meaning of “stands by his reporting” is that if he claims person “x” told him (personally), or he himself heard person “x” say, such-and-such, then when person “x” denies the accusation the author may state he (the author) stands by his reporting. But here all he has is reporting is hearsay, so all his to “stand by” is hearsay. So what if he believes hearsay – that means nothing more than he believes hearsay.