It was remarkably similar to a story Trump told at the first White House Hanukkah reception just four hours prior, this time recalling a conversation he said he had with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Four days before the Hanukkah receptions, Trump spoke about a conversation with Republican financier and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. … Israel and the embassy going in, and it became Jerusalem, the capital of Israel? At least twice, the subjects Trump mentioned in the Israel story were in the room with him when he told it. But whether the conversations happened as Trump described them is unclear.

Source: Washington Post December 13, 2019 18:44 UTC