Trump recently promoted a conspiracy theory suggesting a 75-year-old protester attacked by police was faking it.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday defended Trump’s smear of a 75-year-old peace activist who was brutalized by police, saying Trump’s baseless accusation that the man was a member of antifa and possibly faked his injuries was “legitimate.”
“The president was raising questions based on a report that he saw. They are questions that need to be asked,” McEnany said during an appearance on “Fox & Friends.”
The man had “some very questionable tweets, some profanity-laden tweets about police officers,” she said. Continue reading.