by Donald Trump was outraged when his untruths were monitored live during his debate with Democratic presidential rival Kamala Harris earlier this month, but he now claims he is “too busy winning” to sue ABC News host David Muir for had called him out on his lies.
He “should” sue Muir over his “disagree” fact-check, Trump insisted in a Truth Social post, but he is spending every moment trying to “win” and just doesn’t have time for that.
Trump exploded after both Muir and debate moderator Lindsey Davis fact-checked him during his debate with Harris. Harris was not pointed out to lies by the two journalists.
Trump was corrected four times by Muir and Davis during the debate. They pointed out that, contrary to Trump’s claims, it is not legal anywhere to execute babies after birth, that Ohio officials emphasized that Haitian immigrants do not eat pets, that crime in America has declined, and that Trump won the election 2020 has lost.
When Muir noted to Trump, “as you know, the FBI says there is actually violent crime in this country,” Trump responded that the FBI statistics are “deceptive statements,” without any further explanation.
Mediaite reported Friday that Puck journalist Tara Palmeri quoted two sources as saying Trump is considering filing a lawsuit against Muir “for publicity.”
However, Trump denied the report in his Truth Social post on Friday. He insisted that while he had the right to take “lightweight broadcaster” Muir to court, this would be a waste of time because he is “too busy winning the election.”
Critics had a good laugh at that.
He misspelled ‘whine’!
— Tijdwaarnemer1346 ☮️ (@tijdwaarnemer1346) September 28, 2024
Sue them for what? Asking valid questions and checking facts
— Debbie Vitro (@VitroDebbie) September 28, 2024
After the ABC debate, CNN reported more than 30 times that Trump told untruths during his debate — a “staggering number and variety of false claims” — just as he did in his debate with President Joe Biden, the CNN staffers noted.
Only a handful of Harris’ statements needed “more context” or “more explanation,” CNN reported. None of them were labeled as untruths by the network.
ABC later reported multiple falsehoods by Trump and flagged three falsehoods by Harris, including that Trump would pass a national abortion ban if elected president (although that has likely yet to be considered final). The network also deemed Harris’ statement that Trump and Korean strongman Kim Jong Un exchanged “love letters” and that no American soldier was stationed in a combat zone to be false.
