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“I cannot tell a lie”: Trump flouts fact-checkers at coronavirus press briefing

President Trump makes bold claim at latest coronavirus briefing

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President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

This article originally appeared on Raw Story

At Monday’s coronavirus task force press briefing, President Donald Trump complimented his own honesty while trying to call on a reporter.

When one reporter began speaking, he cut her off and said that he had “promised” to call on the reporter behind her, adding “I cannot tell a lie.”

By Matthew Chapman


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