Pro golfer Bernhard Langer released a statement Thursday disputing an anecdote used by President Donald Trump earlier this week during a talk with congressional leaders. Trump spoke Monday of an anecdote that he attributed to Langer, described by the president as a “friend,” according to The New York Times. Trump did not describe what the people who “shouldn’t be able to vote” looked like, but he mentioned some Latin American countries. “Unfortunately, the report in the New York Times and other news outlets was a mischaracterization by the media,” Langer said. “The voting situation reported was not conveyed from me to President Trump, but rather was told to me by a friend.

Source: Huffington Post January 27, 2017 05:55 UTC