Trump Again Busted In “Man Of The Year” Lie

The New York Times reports:

Former President Donald J. Trump expressed irritation on Thursday that anyone would challenge his claim that he had been declared “man of the year” in Michigan many years ago. During a speech in Detroit, he triumphantly pulled out a news story to prove that he was right.

The only problem: The news outlet that published the story corrected it online shortly after he cited it. The revised version of the story that he held up as evidence that his account was correct now reports that his account was wrong.

At issue is a claim that Mr. Trump has been making since at least 2016 and that he repeated on the campaign trail just last month. “Years ago, in this area I was honored as the man of the year,” he said during a campaign event on Sept. 27 in Warren, Mich. “It was maybe 20 years ago.”

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Today, as proof he really was named Man of the Year in Michigan years ago, Trump brandished a 2023 Oakland Press article in which a local GOP official said he got the award at a 2013 dinner…though, as I reported years ago, he did not get a Man of the Year award at that dinner.… pic.twitter.com/7EdsbmDbgf

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 10, 2024