In new interview, Trump claims ‘I always like to be truthful,’ but his history of public statements before and after he became president prove otherwise

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• President Donald Trump stopped short of admitting to peddling falsehoods when a reporter asked him whether he fulfilled his promise to “never lie.”
• The question was an apparent reference to a 2016 campaign speech in which Trump ensured supporters he would never lie.
• When asked if he always tells the truth, Trump said, “Well I try, I mean I do try. I think you try too. You say things about me that are not necessarily correct.”
• As part of journalistic practice, when reporters are factually incorrect in their reporting, the error is corrected, and usually includes an editor’s note about the error. Trump is not known to have corrected his own statements that are later found to be false or inaccurate.

President Donald Trump stopped short of admitting to peddling falsehoods when a reporter asked him whether he fulfilled his campaign promise to “never lie.”

“Have you kept to that promise at all times,” Jonathan Karl, ABC News’ chief White House correspondent, asked Trump during an interview that aired Wednesday. “Have you always been truthful?”

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