The New York Daily News reports:
President Trump repeatedly denied during a raucous Thursday night campaign rally in Pennsylvania that he suffered a stroke last year — even though it hasn’t been reported by any major news outlets that he ever did.
Adding to the confusion surrounding the 74-year-old president’s health, Trump also told the largely maskless crowd in the Pittsburgh suburb of Latrobe that he hopes he’ll survive if he were to ever suffer a heart attack.
“It could happen someday, okay? When it does, I hope things work out,” Trump said to roars from the audience members, who were packed close together on an airport runway.
Trump blatantly lied about CNN on Thursday night. During a spiel about his Walter Reed visit, he confidently said that “CNN reported that I had a heart attack.” The crowd booed. He said it again. CNN never reported such a thing. Search CNN’s wbsite to see for yourself.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 4, 2020
Trump concluded this lie by saying these journalists “are very dangerous people. They are so bad for our country.” His premise was a lie, so who’s the dangerous one? This type of serial lying should be top of mind while covering @JeffreyGoldberg‘s report… https://t.co/jHm0D4PUU2
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 4, 2020