While you were watching Ivanka Trump speak at the RNC last night, Andrea Bernstein, who cohosts the “Trump, Inc.” podcast for WNYC and ProPublica, was fighting an inferno.
You’re going to want to read this:
OMG, Ivanka is telling a story about her son Joseph building a lego model of the White House. She told the same story about herself once, building a lego Trump Tower.
The story was made up.
AMERICAN OLIGARCHS, P 176 pic.twitter.com/hwGR2q43Q1
— Andrea Bernstein (@AndreaWNYC) August 28, 2020
Dear. God.
The paperback of AMERICAN OLIGARCHS comes out Oct 6, you can preorder now at https://t.co/THsnh7iQWh
— Andrea Bernstein (@AndreaWNYC) August 28, 2020
Yes, you should definitely order that book. You wouldn’t want to miss out on intrepid and consequential journalism like this:
Ivanka Trump has tweeted a photo of her son, Joseph, with his grandfather at the Resolute Desk with the Lego White House. I've asked the White House if 3-year old Joseph indeed built it of his own initiative, and if he had assistance.
Will tweet reply if/when I get it.
— Andrea Bernstein (@AndreaWNYC) August 28, 2020
Please do, Andrea! America — nay, the world — needs answers.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 28, 2020
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 28, 2020
She’s going after the White House over a LEGO set.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 28, 2020
Well, somebody’s got to!
Hunter Biden is off-limits, but brick by brick, you are building a tremendous story destined fo expose this administration for its lies and deception by going after a 3-yr-old.
— Razor (@hale_razor) August 28, 2020
this is hard hitting. i'm eagerly awaiting the conclusion to this story. Lego White Houses are one of the more important issues for me this election cycle. Thank you Andrea!
— Andrew Mallinger (@AndrewMallinger) August 28, 2020
I’m proud that you tackle the most important issues! ?
— GinStar ⭐️??⭐️ (@ginstarrealtor) August 28, 2020
You’re a real rockstar, Andrea.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) August 28, 2020
You’re doing great, Andrea.
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) August 28, 2020
thank you for your service, patriot. pic.twitter.com/Id7NurwVIj
— tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) August 28, 2020
Only the bravest would so doggedly pursue the truth in the face of such a daunting ratio:
Godspeed, Andrea. Thank you for your sacrifice.
— Aelfred The Great (@aelfred_D) August 28, 2020
This not as low as Andrew Sullivan insinuating that Sarah Palin's youngest child wasn't hers, but it's close. About a few Lego blocks less low, but still pretty low. pic.twitter.com/wag8WGWE0L
— Jay (@OneFineJay) August 28, 2020
This is news?
God, these people are pathetic.
Can you imagine even writing this idiotic tweet? https://t.co/yQetIDqk71— Ge☀️rge Wept (@GeorgeWept) August 28, 2020
Are you even real?
— Blaknsam (@Blaknsam) August 28, 2020
If she weren’t, we’d have to invent her.
I’m going to be thinking about them fact checking a LEGO set all day.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 28, 2020
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Update:
The White House has not received an inquiry from you.
— Carolina Hurley (@CLH45) August 28, 2020
No, she did. She totally did:
Sent in a query this a.m: Did 3-year old Joseph in fact build a lego model of the White House of his own initiative? Did he have assistance?
Ivanka Trump once told a story of how she had built a Lego model of Trump Tower at age eight, then acknowledged this was false.
— Andrea Bernstein (@AndreaWNYC) August 28, 2020
And here’s what Andrea found out:
White House response:
"Yes he did so on his own initiative, and completed it on his own."
— Andrea Bernstein (@AndreaWNYC) August 28, 2020
She must be so disappointed. Still, at least it was worth it!
Get that Pulitzer ready. https://t.co/e4xJx4mEFb
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) August 28, 2020
At least she owned it (and herself in doing so).
— James Zimmermann (@jameszimmermann) August 28, 2020