Steven Cheung says the Ford's Theatre change was never discussed
White House communications director
“This change was never discussed and we even issued a flat-out denial.”
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About this source
Cheung, writing as White House communications director, denied that a Ford's Theatre naming discussion occurred and criticized the report's reliance on an unnamed source.
Before the quotation
MS NOW had reported that an unnamed current administration official said the Ford's Theatre idea had been discussed.
After the quotation
Cheung's statement directly disputes the occurrence of the reported discussion. It does not provide documentary evidence about internal communications.
How this statement is classified
Responding to: Trump administration officials discussed or considered affixing Donald Trump's name, in some unspecified way, to Ford's Theatre or the Ford's Theatre National Historic Site.
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
The case reference point is the reported occurrence of an internal Ford's Theatre naming discussion. Cheung explicitly says that discussion never occurred. This is a denial, not merely a challenge to the report's wording.
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