Almost every big claim Donald Trump just made was false
Sometimes it’s the reverse?
The alleged remarks are the latest in a series of strange statements that Trump has made in response to questions about an apparent wave of anti-Semitic and racist incidents.
Trump angrily dismissed a Jewish reporter's questions on the issue during a chaotic press conference two weeks ago and claimed he was the "least racist person" ever.
During the same press conference, another reporter followed up, asking Trump about "a rise in anti-Semitism around the country, some of it by supporters in your name."
In response, Trump suggested that some of the incidents were staged by his "opponents."
"Some of it—can I be honest with you? And this has to do with racism and horrible things that are put up," he said. "Some of it written by our opponents…You don't think anybody would do a thing like that? Some of the signs you'll see are not put up by the people that love or like Donald Trump. They're put up by the other side. And you think it's, like, playing it straight? No. But you have some of those signs and some of that anger is caused by the other side."
A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to conceal evidence of wrongdoing, error, incompetence or other embarrassing information. In a passive cover-up, information is simply not provided; in an active cover-up, deception is used.
The expression is usually applied to people in positions of authority who abuse power to avoid or silence criticism or to deflect guilt of wrongdoing. Perpetrators of a cover-up (initiators or their allies) may be responsible for a misdeed, a breach of trust or duty, or a crime.
While the terms are often used interchangeably, cover-up involves withholding incriminatory evidence, while whitewash involves releasing misleading evidence
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