We all know that much of the time it appears that Trump makes up his own facts or just gets it completely wrong. Well in this case Trump is now attacking a Democrat for not supporting a banking bill, when in fact the did support it:
DC EXAMINER – President Trump criticized Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in his home state of West Virginia Thursday and added a taunt about a Senate banking relief bill he supports even though Manchin did vote for the measure.
“You won’t believe this, we’re actually getting bipartisan support,” Trump said of the bill, which passed the Senate last month with 17 Democratic votes. “Does anyone believe that? Maybe Joe won’t. But most people would.”
The bill is a package of measures mostly targeted at relieving regulatory burdens on community and regional banks. It has yet to be reconciled with legislation in the House.
Manchin voted for the bill, but nevertheless suffered criticism related to the bill from Trump during his Thursday appearance in White Sulphur Springs, a visit advertised as a tax reform roundtable.
It was one of several lines of attack Trump used against the Democrat while sitting between two of Manchin’s potential Republican challengers in the fall: Rep. Evan Jenkins and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.
This fits a pattern for Trump, who just a few weeks ago admitted that he completely made up his trade deficit argument with the PM of Canada and was wrong about it.
Trump will just say anything at times to fit the narrative he wants to convey.