Donald Trump He claimed he had experienced an emergency and doubled down on the helicopter landing with the former mayor of san francisco Willie BrownAlthough he denies it and claims he has proof.
Earlier Thursday, the Republican presidential candidate told a story about his near-fatal encounter with Willie Brown in a helicopter crash. But Brown denied ever riding in a helicopter with Trump. He also dismissed Trump’s assertion that he had spoken negatively about Harris.
However, Trump appears to have confused him with former California Governor Jerry Brown, with whom he may have taken a helicopter trip in 2018, according to the New York Times. However, Jerry BrownIts spokesman also denied it and said: “No emergency landing There was no discussion of Kamala Harris either.
Confusion grew over who was telling the truth and who was lying, said another man, Nate Holden, who remembered a near-death experience while riding in a helicopter with Donald Trump. “Willie is a short black man who lives in San Francisco,” Holden said. “I’m a tall black man living in Los Angeles.” “I think we all look alike,” Holden told POLITICO, laughing out loud.
Trump later stood by his story, claiming there were “logs,” maintenance records and witnesses to back up his claims, but offered no evidence.
“We have helicopter flight records,” the Republican nominee told The New York Times on Friday.
He also previously told the story of the helicopter in his 2023 book “Letter to Trump,” which published letters written to him by many people, including Brown. “We actually made an emergency landing in a helicopter together,” Trump wrote in the book. “It was a little scary for both of us, but luckily we did it.
Trump also mentioned the possibility of suing the New York Times for reporting on his remarks, calling reporter Maggie Haberman “Margot Hagman.”
On Friday, the New York Times said Trump’s “jaw-dropping story” of nearly dying on a helicopter never actually happened. Later in the afternoon, Trump angrily called the New York Times and threatened to sue them because he strongly insisted that he had made a dangerous helicopter landing with Willie Brown and had a record of the flight.
As the plane suffered mechanical problems, Trump angrily called a New York Times reporter as he landed hours before a planned rally in Bozeman, Montana, denouncing the Times’ tortuous press conference. reports. On Thursday at Mar-a-Lago, his private club and home, he recounted an emergency landing during a helicopter trip he said he and Mr. Brown took together, The New York Times reported.
Earlier Thursday, the Republican presidential candidate told a story about his near-fatal encounter with Willie Brown in a helicopter crash. But Brown denied ever riding in a helicopter with Trump. He also dismissed Trump’s assertion that he had spoken negatively about Harris.
However, Trump appears to have confused him with former California Governor Jerry Brown, with whom he may have taken a helicopter trip in 2018, according to the New York Times. However, Jerry BrownIts spokesman also denied it and said: “No emergency landing There was no discussion of Kamala Harris either.
Confusion grew over who was telling the truth and who was lying, said another man, Nate Holden, who remembered a near-death experience while riding in a helicopter with Donald Trump. “Willie is a short black man who lives in San Francisco,” Holden said. “I’m a tall black man living in Los Angeles.” “I think we all look alike,” Holden told POLITICO, laughing out loud.
Trump later stood by his story, claiming there were “logs,” maintenance records and witnesses to back up his claims, but offered no evidence.
“We have helicopter flight records,” the Republican nominee told The New York Times on Friday.
He also previously told the story of the helicopter in his 2023 book “Letter to Trump,” which published letters written to him by many people, including Brown. “We actually made an emergency landing in a helicopter together,” Trump wrote in the book. “It was a little scary for both of us, but luckily we did it.
Trump also mentioned the possibility of suing the New York Times for reporting on his remarks, calling reporter Maggie Haberman “Margot Hagman.”
On Friday, the New York Times said Trump’s “jaw-dropping story” of nearly dying on a helicopter never actually happened. Later in the afternoon, Trump angrily called the New York Times and threatened to sue them because he strongly insisted that he had made a dangerous helicopter landing with Willie Brown and had a record of the flight.
As the plane suffered mechanical problems, Trump angrily called a New York Times reporter as he landed hours before a planned rally in Bozeman, Montana, denouncing the Times’ tortuous press conference. reports. On Thursday at Mar-a-Lago, his private club and home, he recounted an emergency landing during a helicopter trip he said he and Mr. Brown took together, The New York Times reported.
