There’s gotcha journalism, and then there’s this, which doesn’t quite measure up to the standard of gotcha journalism but was a sincere attempt.
MSNBC producer Kyle Griffin caught President Trump during a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni claiming opera legend Luciano Pavarotti as a good friend — despite the fact that Pavarotti passed away 10 years ago.
The moment was caught on video so viewers can witness the shocking moment themselves.
Trump gives a shout out to Pavarotti, calls him "a good friend of mine".
Pavarotti died 10 years ago in 2007. —via @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/MHMT065mh3
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2017
Trump, obviously, is mentally unsound. He really needs to be removed from office immediately and Hillary Clinton seated in the White House, where she can again commune with the spirit of Eleanor Roosevelt to help undo the damage Trump has done … it’s all straightforward from here.
Pavarotti's alive, as well as Kim Jong Il, in Trumpland. https://t.co/5309GtwDGu
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) April 21, 2017
— Kevin Carlson (@skoobeedont) April 20, 2017
A neurological exam ASAP for Trump. We may be dealing with Dementia in addition to other cognitive deficiencies and issues
— Tsach Gilboa (@tsachgilboa) April 20, 2017
??? He continues to embarrass himself and our USA with a serious face … dementia
— Christie?Free the children (@ChristieFerra) April 20, 2017
Dementia or syphilis…
— redacted (@robin_egg_blue_) April 20, 2017
the mental deterioration is accelerating
— Tafkak (@tafkak) April 20, 2017
Trump is senile and the media ignores it.
— Random X (@Random_1212) April 20, 2017
45 is senile. He needs to go. NOW.
— Lily Von Shtupp ? (@Lily_v_Shtupp) April 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/VforVolition/status/855195700975546368
At what point does the whole of America become utterly horrified by the ineptitude & dementia that accompanies this pr*sid*ncy?
— Mark K. (@MarkKrenrich) April 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/sfriedenberg/status/855198477927796736
Tough crowd. Maybe a lot of us who still consider those who have passed away our friends should schedule neurological exams while Obamacare’s still covering them.
Pavarotti dead? Oh God, no. You'll be telling me next that Trump is president!
— JB (@gullstory) April 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/DostStephen/status/855201553380253696
https://twitter.com/DostStephen/status/855200562249379840
No no, he hangs out with Pavarotti and Jefferson Davis all the time. This is #FakeNews. https://t.co/NEi3VqVkSz
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) April 20, 2017
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Update:
Stop the presses; no less of an expert on the subject than Keith Olbermann has studied the clip and determined that Trump is crazier than previously believed.
Just shouted out to Pavarotti, dead since '07. Imagined an Armada. Confused Syria and Iraq. Trump is getting CRAZIER pic.twitter.com/I6LZ0KC5xs
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) April 21, 2017
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Related:
Deepak Chopra politely asks if President Trump would agree to be tested for brain impairment https://t.co/j9MlCOofWX
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 21, 2017
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