Did Trump really say this? Or is it fake news?

[leftyladyfrommo]

"I am the sole arbiter of Truth"

Just saw that.

[thegoose]

1. I am suspicious

Of Dump knowing the word arbiter.

[shraby]

2. Or being able to spell it.

[Soxfan58]

3. .

[wishstar]

4. He did not say those exact words- writer Jonathan Chait headlined recent article that way though

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/trump-chris-wallace-interview-enemy-of-the-people-fake-news.html


"Trump Says in Interview He Is the Sole Arbiter of Truth" by Jonathan Chait

"Donald Trump, an avid consumer of conservative media, has taken this style to its next step. Trump insists he is the sole arbiter of truth. Anybody who questions Trump is by definition biased. By his circular logic, any attempt to question Trump is inherently false, since the act of challenging Trump reveals the source to be dishonest. Reporters can try to chase the lies down one by one, but they always lead back into this same logical cul-de-sac."

[WePurrsevere]

5. Apparently he said something close. It was in a Chris Wallace interview...

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2018/11/trump-chris-wallace-interview-enemy-of-the-people-fake-news.html?__twitter_impression=true

[wishstar]

6. Nowhere in that interview summary does Trump say the words "arbiter of truth"

That expression is instead Jonathan Chait's takeaway conclusion of what Trump meant, but nowhere in the article is Trump quoted as saying those exact words.

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. That is one scary statement.

I am kind of numb to most of his wierd statements but that one made me sit up and listen.