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claimed he tried to stop chants of “send her back” directed at a Congresswoman, when he did no such thing?

During a rally, when Trump invoked Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the crowd began chanting “send her back.” Omar, born in Somalia, America, successfully completed the legal process to become a US citizen where she had lived for two decades.

Trump claimed that he started speaking immediately to cut off the crowd, but video of the event shows that he waited for the chant to end on its own.

Trump had previously said that four Congresswomen of color who opposed him should “go back” from where they came. Of the four, only Ilhan-Omar isn’t US-born.

The New York Times – Trump Disavows ‘Send Her Back’ Chant After Pressure From G.O.P.
USA Today – Outrage, expressions of support for Rep. Ilhan Omar after ‘send her back’ chant at Trump rally
The Guardian – Donald Trump said he tried to stop the ‘send her back’ chants … but did he?

left Melania in the rain on the White House lawn?

While Trump had a large umbrella with him, as he spoke to news cameras, he made no attempt to share it with her.

“She did a great job on television the other night and I didn’t do so bad either, but she did a great job on television,” he said.

Trump has also misspelled his wife’s name in a tweet.

Vanity Fair – Donald Trump, Distracted by TV Cameras, Leaves Melania Stranded in the Rain on White House Lawn
AOL – President Trump leaves Melania in the rain without an umbrella on their way to Florida — and Twitter has the best reaction

was unable to close an umbrella?

After telling reporters that a recent mass shooting at a synagogue was because of their failure to have “protection,” Trump ascended the steps to Air Force One with an umbrella before dumping it at the door.

Six months later, he again failed to close his umbrella upon entering Air Force One. This time, however, he brought it inside the plane.

Reuters – Trump dumps umbrella at door of Air Force One
News18 – Six Months Later, Donald Trump Still Cannot Close an Umbrella

said he’s “the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico”?

He added, “We did a great job in Puerto Rico. They don’t like to give me the credit for it, but we did a great job. I have many Puerto Rican friends. I have a real understanding of Puerto Rico.”

In another instance, he said he’s taken better care of Puerto Rico than “any living human being,” despite withholding disaster relief funds, claiming the death toll was fake, and infamously throwing paper towels at victims.

On describing his handling of the crisis, Trump said, “I give ourselves a 10.”

ABC News – The Latest: Trump says he’s ‘best thing’ for Puerto Rico
The Hill – Trump says he’s taken better care of Puerto Rico than ‘any living human being’

said that he fired FBI Director James Comey because of the Russian investigation?

Trump admitted he fired Comey because of the “Russia thing” in an interview with Lester Holt:

“And, in fact, when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said: ‘You know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story, it’s an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should’ve won.’”

This contradicted the original White House memo that stated Comey was fired because of his handling of the Hillary email investigation. He again backtracked the comments later after claiming that the interview had been “fudged,” though no evidence was offered.

NBC News – Watch Lester Holt’s Extended Interview With President Trump
The Guardian – Donald Trump admits ‘this Russia thing’ part of reasoning for firing Comey
Reuters – Trump seeks to backtrack on 2017 comments on Comey firing

told Russian officials that firing “nut job” FBI Director James Comey would ease pressure from the Russia investigation?

Trump told Russian officials visiting the Oval Office that “I just fired the head of the FBI. He was crazy, a real nut job…I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off.” He also said he was unconcerned with Russian election interference and shared classified intelligence with the Russian officials gathered by Israel, despite Russia’s ally Iran being Israel’s longtime enemy.

The New York Times – Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation
Vanity Fair – Exclusive: What Trump really told Kislyak after Comey was canned
The Washington Post – Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn’t concerned about Moscow’s interference in U.S. election

used the “yank and pull” handshake method on various people, including heads of state?

Trump’s style of handshake became so infamous that other leaders began to preempt it. He has employed it against not just other leaders or oppositional politicians, but even with his own Vice President and Supreme Court nominees.

Yank And Pull Donald Trump GIF

Time – How President Trump Turned Handshakes Into a High-Stakes Showdown
USA Today – From Macron to Trudeau, a short history of President Trump’s awkward handshakes
Independent – DONALD TRUMP’S HANDSHAKE: THE REAL MEANING EXPLAINED BY BODY LANGUAGE EXPERT
The Guardian – The Trump handshake: how world leaders are fighting back

 

looked directly into the sun during a partial eclipse?

On August 21 of 2017, Trump witnessed a solar eclipse alongside fifth child Barron and third wife Melania. Despite being issued safety glasses, Trump was photographed looking directly at the eclipse.

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While Trump’s glance into the eclipse lasted only a moment, he quickly did it twice before someone in attendance shouted, “don’t look!”

Business Insider – Trump looked at the solar eclipse without glasses despite a shouted warning from an aide
The Guardian – The moment Donald Trump is warned not to look directly at the sun – video
CNN – Yes, Donald Trump really did look into the sky during the solar eclipse

said he lost the popular vote because of fraud?

Trump claimed that he lost the popular vote because of millions of double votes and illegal immigrants committing voter fraud. Though he repeated the claims many times, no evidence has been provided. He has asserted that voter ID laws are necessary to curb fraud, saying that Americans need ID to buy groceries but not to vote.

The claims began immediately after Trump’s election victory.

Trump repeated the assertions even after inauguration. Then-Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in Trump’s defense,

I think he’s stated his concerns of voter fraud and people voting illegally during the campaign and he continues to maintain that belief based on studies and evidence people have presented to him.

Spicer also defended the President’s claim that he had the largest inaugural crowd size ever. After six months, Spicer resigned and was replaced by Anthony Scaramucci, who held the office for a record 11 days.

Though the Trump administration created an elections integrity commission to find evidence of fraud, none was ultimately found. He has continued to repeat the claim.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Congressional proposals included an expansion of voting by mail. Trump said that such measures would never allow for a Republican to be elected again.

BBC News – Trump claims millions voted illegally in presidential poll
Politico – Spicer makes misleading voter fraud claim to defend Trump’s false voter fraud claim
NBC News – Trump Again Makes Debunked Claim: ‘Illegals’ Cost Me Popular Vote
Politifact – No proof of Trump’s conspiracy theory that millions voted many times
Washington Post – Yet again, Trump falsely blames illegal voting for getting walloped in California

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