{"id":1526384,"date":"2022-06-22T23:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T03:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1526384"},"modified":"2022-06-22T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T03:04:10","slug":"fact-check-did-donald-trump-release-this-fathers-day-statement-insulting-dick-cheney-and-ron-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-donald-trump-release-this-fathers-day-statement-insulting-dick-cheney-and-ron-desantis\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Donald Trump Release This Father\u2019s Day Statement Insulting Dick Cheney And Ron DeSantis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-donald-trump-release-this-fathers-day-statement-insulting-dick-cheney-and-ron-desantis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1526384&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=10159839420411494&#038;set=a.10150257092511494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows a statement released by former President Donald Trump on Father\u2019s Day sharply criticizing former Vice President Dick Cheney and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally fabricated and stems from a satirical account. There is no evidence suggesting Trump put out such a statement.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Trump recently criticized Republican Arizona state House Speaker Rusty Bowers ahead of his public testimony to the Jan. 6 committee, in which Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is serving, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/3531122-trump-rips-arizona-republican-ahead-of-public-testimony-to-jan-6-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>. DeSantis is also not planning to seek the former president\u2019s endorsement for his 2022 gubernatorial re-election campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/06\/22\/desantis-trump-support-governors-mansion-00040942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=10159839420411494&#038;set=a.10150257092511494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">image<\/a> apparently shows a statement released from Trump dated June 19. The statement, which wishes readers a happy Father\u2019s day and boasts about his daughter Ivanka, sharply criticized Dick Cheney and DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMelania and I wish the fathers of this great nation a happy Father\u2019s Day, except for Dick Cheney, the father of Liz Cheney, who is not very smart, and RINO DeSantis, who will never be President,\u201d the statement reads in part. Trump also alludes to a potential 2024 presidential campaign in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The statement is fabricated. No such remarks are present on Trump\u2019s official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>, nor on his <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TruthSocial<\/a> account. The statement also does not appear on spokespersons <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realLizUSA\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liz Harrington<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TayFromCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Budowich\u2019s<\/a> Twitter accounts. There are likewise no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=trump+statement+father%27s+day&#038;oq=trump+statement+father%27s+day&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61.3726j0j1&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> suggesting Trump made such remarks on Father\u2019s day. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/06\/17\/fact-check-donald-trump-jan-6-toilet-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Donald Trump Issue This Statement About Flushing January 6 Notes Down The Toilet?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A reverse image search revealed the statement first appeared on the StandForBetter.org <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StandForBetter\/status\/1538517553701498880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> account, which also states the purported release is a \u201cspoof,\u201d whereas the Facebook post lacks such a Disclaimer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s a good Sunday when Donald Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FathersDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FathersDay<\/a> wishes for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RINODeSantis?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RINODeSantis<\/a> and Dick Cheney. I\u2019m surprised he didn\u2019t mention Crenshaw and the Texas GOP in this Father\u2019s Day spoof.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sundayvibes?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sundayvibes<\/a> this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMorning?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMorning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0hzkExQNme\">pic.twitter.com\/0hzkExQNme<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StandForBetter.org (@StandForBetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StandForBetter\/status\/1538517553701498880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Check Your Fact has reached out to Margo Martin, Trump\u2019s Director of Communications, for comment and will update this piece if a response is given.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook allegedly shows a statement released by former President Donald Trump on Father\u2019s Day sharply criticizing former Vice President Dick Cheney and Republican Florida Gov. 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