Zhang calls Trump's $44 million claim a lie

Truthout news writer and article author

“repeating the lie that she is “reportedly worth more than 44 Million Dollars.””
Open source (opens in a new tab)Omar Says Trump Is “Panicking” as He Announces DOJ Probe Into Her · TruthoutParagraph beginning “In a post on Truth Social Monday”

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Omar Says Trump Is “Panicking” as He Announces DOJ Probe Into Her (opens in a new tab) · TruthoutParagraph beginning “In a post on Truth Social Monday”

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Original Truthout article by Sharon Zhang. The article contains Zhang's characterization of Trump's $44 million statement and links to the original Truth Social post.

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The article introduces Trump's post and describes his announcement that the Justice Department and Congress were looking at Omar.

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It then quotes Omar's response and says her personal wealth is unclear.

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Responding to: Ilhan Omar is worth more than $44 million.

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Zhang directly rejects Trump's specific $44 million assertion.

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Official portraits of Rep. Ilhan Omar and President Donald Trump appear on opposite sides of the text "$44M?".
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