The White House clarified on Monday that first lady Melania Trump had never met North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, after President Donald Trump claimed his wife had gotten to know Kim as well.
Trump was holding a press conference at the G7 Summit when, apropos of nothing, he began singing Kim’s praises.
“Kim Jong-Un, who I’ve gotten to know extremely well, the first lady has gotten to know Kim Jong-Un and I think she’d agree with me, he is a man with a country that has tremendous potential,” Trump said.
Several hours later, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham released an official statement cleaning up Trump’s comment.
“President Trump confides in his wife on many issues including the detailed elements of his strong relationship with Chairman Kim – and while the First Lady hasn’t met him, the President feels like she’s gotten to know him too,” she said.
Watch Trump below:
Trump claims Melania has met Kim Jong-Un (she hasn't) pic.twitter.com/55D0cmlxDp
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) August 26, 2019
That would be one explanation. Occam’s Razor suggests that the better answer would be that he just makes shit up.
Another day, another round of damage control by Deranged Donnie’s spin doctors.
Congratulations, Stephanie.
Most people who shovel bullsh*t for a living don’t earn six figures.
Or maybe Trump has tried some Melania diplomacy of a sort designed to woo Kim’s heart, but which Melania does not want made public. It’s a theory.
The First Lady knows a dictator well that she’s never met…maybe that’s because she knows a dictator wannabe so well and he’s projecting.
It’s pretty sad we’re seeing insane statements like this from Trump, and then have the media going bananas because Biden says something mildly confusing…the difference isn’t even close, but this stuff gets a pass while Biden is nearing the point people are calling him crazy uncle or something like that, and meaning it seriously.
Ivanka went with him and met Chairman Kim. I guess when you view your daughter and your wife from the same perspective (yeah, I meant that) you can forget which one you took along to meet your BFF.