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White House struggles to defend Trump’s ‘Unabomber’ anecdote amid ridicule
A reporter asked Karoline Leavitt about a weird anecdote the president shared this week about his uncle, MIT and Ted ...
CNN anchor slams Trump loyalist with snarky one-liner: ‘You sound like Joe Biden’s aides!’
Trump, 79, is the oldest president to be sworn into office. On Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt ...
White House stonewalls when pressed to explain Trump’s implausible Unabomber story
Press Secretary offers non-answer when asked about Trump’s impossible claim that his MIT professor uncle once taught future ...
Did Trump’s uncle teach the Unabomber? No. Here’s what really happened
At an energy and innovation summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, President Donald Trump insisted that his uncle, Dr. John Trump, ...
Trump, Cornered on Epstein Files, Invents Personal Connection to the Unabomber
Trump’s uncle John, the MIT professor, died in 1985—11 years before the FBI determined that the Unabomber was a math Ph.D.
Trump Shares a Personal Story About the Unabomber That Doesn’t Make Any Sense
Trump went on to explain that “Kaczynski,” presumably referring to Ted Kaczynski, was one of his uncle’s students at MIT.
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Trump’s Brag About His ‘Great’ Uncle Takes A Truly Wild Turn
President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that his uncle, John Trump, taught Ted Kaczynski, the “Unabomber” terrorist who used ...
Trump, 79, forgets who is with him on Pittsburgh trip as rambling talk includes unlikely Unabomber story
Oldest person to ever serve as president claimed to have discussed Unabomber Ted Kaczynski with MIT professor uncle who died in 1985 ...