Donald Trump calls the Ford's Theatre report a lie
President of the United States
“want to affix my name to Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, is a ridiculous lie.”
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
Trump personally denied that he or the White House wanted his name affixed to Ford's Theatre. His post calls the report false but does not provide records about internal discussions among other officials.
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MS NOW reported earlier that day that administration officials had discussed attaching Trump's name to Ford's Theatre in some way.
After the quotation
Trump rejected the report and asked why anyone would want a name attached to the site of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
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. Trump calls the report a lie and denies that he or the White House wants his name attached to the theater. This is a denial, although Cheung's statement more directly addresses whether a discussion occurred.
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