President, after three and a half years, do you regret at all, all the lying you’ve done to the American people?” Dáte asked. ADAs president, Trump has been a prodigious spreader of misinformation. Trump’s regular falsehoods, combined with long stretches without briefings and the president’s open hostility to the press, have created historic challenges for reporters covering the White House, as The Post’s Paul Farhi has reported. In a January piece, Dáte called Trump’s repeated falsehoods “exhausting." As for what drove his decision to pose Trump such a direct question about his falsehoods on Thursday, Dáte didn’t immediately respond to a message from The Post.

Source: Washington Post August 14, 2020 07:03 UTC