Trump and his defenders have accused the news media of spreading a deliberately false narrative about him. A look at the claim:TRUMP: “I never called Meghan Markle ‘nasty.’ Made up by the Fake News Media, and they got caught cold!” — tweet Sunday. THE FACTS: Trump, in fact, did use the word “nasty” to describe Meghan when asked about her comments about him during the 2016 campaign. After the interview was released, reporters at some news organizations tweeted that Trump called Meghan “nasty,” sparking debate. In the Sun interview, Trump also spoke positively about Meghan when asked whether it was good for an American to be a member of the British royal family.

Source: National Post June 02, 2019 17:37 UTC