Jennifer Palmieri, the communications director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, said she learned the hard way about fighting Mr. Trump’s disinformation. Asked about Mr. Trump’s behavior over the decades, Judd Deere, a White House spokesman, did not respond directly. Mr. Trump’s approach has been remarkably consistent, and often successful, as he has lied and spread falsehoods on matters big and small over the years. The next day, Mr. Trump called the F.B.I. Mr. Trump, who has alternately derided and worked with the F.B.I.

Source: New York Times September 03, 2020 16:54 UTC