"That was a rigged election," says Donald Trump at the top of his appearance on CNN 'Town Hall' from #NewHampshire about #Election2020, repeating previous lies. "They were stuffing ballot boxes."
"We wanted to give you a chance to acknowledge the results," says Kaitlan Collins. "There is no evidence of that."
"We weren't living up to the Constitution" in 2020, says Trump on live program on CNN. "That was a horrible election."
Asked if he has any regrets about any of his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump replies about the crowd: "They thought the election was rigged."
"I offered them 10,000 soliders" to respond to the US Capitol on Jan. 6, claims Trump. "They turned it down."
"I have 90 million people waiting for me to go back" to #Twitter "but I'm staying on Truth" Social, says Trump.
He doesn't owe Mike Pence an apology for endangering his life on Jan. 6th, 2021 because the vice president "did something wrong" by conducting the ceremonial certification of the Electoral College vote, says Trump live on CNN. "It was a horrible thing for our country."
"I am inclined to pardon many of them," says Trump of the Jan. 6 rioters.
"Many of them are just great people," says Trump of the Jan. 6 rioters. As far as pardoning the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy, "I'd have to look at their case."
"My poll numbers went up" after the federal civil court conviction for sexual abuse, claims Trump. "I never met this woman."
"I can't take it back," says Trump of his infamous 'Access Hollywood' comment about grabbing women by their genitals.
"Earlier in the day, when the president flew from DC to NY, the televisions were set to CNN. But on the way back, when press boarded the plane & amid the Trump town hall on that network, the televisions were set to MSNBC," notes traveling pool reporter Francesa Chambers on Air Force One.
US defaulting on its debt could be very bad or maybe nothing, according to Trump. "You're going to default eventually anyway."
Teachers "are people that really understand weapons," says Trump, when asked about #GunControl, advocating arming more educators in the classrooms.
Asked numerous times if he'd commit to a federal #abortion ban, Trump does not give a definitive answer.
Thursday, with the end of #Title42 "will be a day of infamy," predicts Trump on CNN, with "millions of people pouring into our country right now at a level never seen before."

Trump again claims to have built "hundreds of mile" of border wall and he was going to do more "but there was a rigged election," he says on CNN.

"Mr. President it was only about 52 miles of new wall," says host Kaitlan Collins.

"We're giving away so much equipment" to #Ukraine and the US does not have enough ammunition now, says Trump during the live CNN 'Town Hall' program from #NewHampshire.
"Do you want Ukraine to win this war?" asks Collins.
"I don't think in terms of winning and losing," replies Trump.
"He made a tremendous mistake" by invading #Ukraine, says Trump of Putin, reiterating the Russian president is a "smart guy."

"I took what I took," says Trump when asked about taking classified documents with him after leaving office. "I didn't make a secret of it."

He then falsely claims Biden took "1,800 boxes and nobody knows where they are."

"I went by the President Record Act," adds Trump.

"That's not what the Presidential Records Act says," responds Collins.

"I had the absolute right to do whatever I wanted to do with them."

@w7voa
A shameful day for CNN and journalism.

One of the most dangerous people alive today is given a mainstream platform, again.

@w7voa Putin is literally trying to stalemate the situation in Ukraine right now, so he would have a chance at holding on until 2024.

Because this guy is his man on the job to make Russia great again.

@w7voa Trump would hand over Ukraine to his buddy Putin 🤬
@w7voa It’s all he thinks about !
@w7voa what the actual hell
@w7voa The dude's entire world-view is based on winning and losing.

@w7voa WTF?

The guy’s entire worldview is predicated on winning or losing.

@w7voa uh.
@TransitBiker @w7voa the sheer spread of topics is clear evidence this is literally just ratings. CNN doesn't remotely care about the concept of journalism here
@w7voa she needs to stop calling him "Mr President"
@darthstar @w7voa Yeah is that a US tradition, to address a former president like that, or is it a total screwup? Maybe it’s to humour him and keep him engaged and giving up the goods (bile). Either way that man is not president.
@mori @darthstar @w7voa the Americans used to call all ex-presidents "Mr. President", I noticed. But the tradition stopped with TFG, since many journalists couldn't stomach calling him that, and made up various alternatives: ex-, former, twice-impeached, once indicted former ...

@deborahh @mori @w7voa
The media started calling President Obama Mr Obama soon after he left office...but that's because he's black.

If Trump's the candidate and he ends up debating President Biden, the label could be a little confusing.

@deborahh @darthstar @w7voa Ok, so at the very least, and I don’t agree with it at all, but it’s partly explained by tradition. Yet when The Former Guy still claims to be President, it has a whole other dimension and should not be done. He’ll probably point to this clips as proof he is still prez. 🤮
@mori @darthstar @w7voa oh, I had not thought of that: Trump changed what "Mr. President" meant for a former pres, and so journalists had to stop using that title for him, as it had become political.
@mori @deborahh @darthstar @w7voa
It's a good thing I will never be called upon to address him. Not only would I not say "President;" I would not say "Mr."
@mori
I bet they had to agree to call him that to get him on.

@w7voa Rump - Pouring bullshit onto this country at levels never seen before

Dude, I normally respect your work. But not to fact check this moron is a DISSERVICE

Do not just repeat disinformation

PLEASE!

We know he lied over 30,000 times until WaPo got tired of counting

Do not go down in history as the stenographer for a twice impeached, once indicted liar

@w7voa think of [all!] the [his] children if he enacted that! We need a few hashtags, but I don’t feel I’m coming up with good ones…
#WhatAboutTheChildren #RepublicanWedlock #Birther #TrumpBabies #DoAsISayNotAsIDo #hypocrites #WhoWillThinkOfTheChildren
@w7voa That is possibly the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in the past few years.
@w7voa Dumpster fire. Two hours of pure garbage.
@w7voa Why anyone listens to that narcissistic sociopath is beyond me; trump is a pathological liar. And a criminal who should not be allowed to ever be our president again.
@w7voa the king of bankruptcy would say that.
@w7voa love how he always covers all the bases when he has no idea what the question is about
@w7voa This was just mind-blowing, as was the doubling down on being anti-abortion despite the woman asking the question phrasing it as concern about Dobbs.

@w7voa Trump _is_ an expert on defaulting

(Edited, because why be fair to trump?)

@w7voa

MOTUS: Moron of the United States

@w7voa this is a slow moving coup. Watch the republicans actually push us into default. Coup seems a bit easier in the chaos perhaps.
@w7voa
Someone (rightly) realized that #CNN was aiding and abetting lies from the former president. I too am turning the channel and not going back to #CNN. They are no longer a reputable #news source.
@w7voa Trump a psychopath and the audience is ignorant and a cult!
@w7voa why do we continue to give this guy a platform?