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"More than 100 of Donald Trump’s inaccurate statements are to be dissected by
Channel 4 to coincide with his state visit, in what it described as “the
longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever
broadcast on television”.
The US president is expected to arrive in the UK on Tuesday night. He will
enjoy a huge amount of special treatment as ministers attempt to preserve the
special relationship, including a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle for
Trump and his wife, Melania.
However,
Channel 4 is dedicating its Wednesday night schedule to unpicking
what it describes as the falsehoods expressed by Trump since taking office in a
broadcast that insiders said would last several hours.
Trump v The Truth, starting at 10pm, is expected to cover everything from the
president’s false boast that his administration had “stopped $50m being sent to
Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas”, to his debunked claim to have sent Ukraine more
than $300bn (£220bn) in wartime aid.
Smaller but similarly inaccurate claims about the price of eggs and the impact
of immigration are also expected to be examined. The programme could also cause
difficulties during the trip should it seek to examine his claims over his
relationship with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump denied writing an illustrated message to Epstein and is suing the
Wall
Street Journal over its report of the document, which has since been
published.
“Donald J Trump loves making history,” said Ian Katz, Channel 4’s chief content
officer. “So, on Wednesday
Channel 4 will do just that: we’ll show what we
believe to be the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and
distortions ever broadcast on television.
“We hope it will remind viewers how disorientating and dangerous the world
becomes when the most powerful man on Earth shows little regard for the truth.
And if President Trump cares to watch along after the state banquet, he may
even clear up a few misconceptions.”"
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
