Earhardt: It was a smart way to make sure he stayed honest in those hearings.
Trump: Well, uh, it wasnt very stupid, I can tell you that. He was, he did admit that what I said was right. And if you look further back, before he heard about that, I think maybe he wasnt admitting that, so youll have to do a little investigative reporting to determine that.
Bolding added to highlight the single most astounding piece of pro-Trump propaganda since June 2015. Lets juxtapose: On one hand, we have a lying president who made 669 false and misleading claims over his first 151 days in office. On the other hand, we have a career law enforcement official who was promoted to FBI director in part because of a famous act of integrity; who had won the respect of the FBI rank and file by the time he was fired by Trump; and who has told a wholly consistent and, thus far, largely unchallenged narrative of his dealings with Trump.
So the dodgiest president ever is keeping honest a man of proven integrity. A reversal this comical is possible only on one television news program.