{"id":2332064,"date":"2024-08-27T19:22:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T23:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rebukes-dishonest-media-in-dr-phil-interview-for-twisting-his-words-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T19:26:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T23:26:18","slug":"trump-rebukes-dishonest-media-in-dr-phil-interview-for-twisting-his-words-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rebukes-dishonest-media-in-dr-phil-interview-for-twisting-his-words-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rebukes \u2018dishonest\u2019 media in Dr. Phil interview for twisting his words &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Ftrump-rebukes-dishonest-media-in-dr-phil-interview-for-twisting-his-words-washington-examiner%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=2332064&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--><p>In a recent interview with Dr. Phil McGraw, former \u2062President Donald Trump expressed his frustration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">media outlets<\/a> \u200cfor misrepresenting\u2064 his statements and taking them out of context. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trumps-lawyers-offer-former-presidents-answer-to-impeachment-article-on-incitement-of-insurrection\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump\u2019s Lawyers Offer Former President\u2019s Answer To Impeachment Article On Incitement Of Insurrection\">specifically addressed<\/a> a remark he\u2063 made about Christians not needing to vote, clarifying that \u2064he was encouraging them to participate in the upcoming election because it is significant. Trump\u200b also defended his statement about wanting to be \u200ca dictator &#8220;for one day&#8221; as a joke meant to emphasize his \u200benergy and border\u2064 security plans. He accused the media of dishonesty for omitting essential parts\u2063 of his comments, suggesting that they \u2064warp the true meaning of what he \u2063says. \u2062The full interview \u2063is set to be released on the Merit+ platform and X (formerly Twitter). Alongside Trump&#8217;s interview, Dr. Phil will\u200b also release a conversation\u2062 with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussing his \u2062recent\u2064 endorsement\u200c of Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump rebukes &lsquo;dishonest&rsquo; media in Dr. Phil interview for twisting his words<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1738922\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> criticized how media outlets manipulate statements he makes during his speeches and argued they are taking his comments out of context.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s attack on the media was made during a one-on-one interview with talk show host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dr-phil-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dr. Phil McGraw<\/a>, known as Dr. Phil, during which they discussed a comment Trump made telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Christians<\/a>, &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-can-make-a-case-for-not-debating-kamala-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump says he can \u2018make a case\u2019 for not debating Kamala Harris - Washington Examiner\">vote anymore&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in four years. The former president said he was encouraging Christians to support him in this election due to how consequential it will be, and he claimed Christians &ldquo;for whatever reason don&rsquo;t vote very much.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In other words, I&rsquo;m saying you don&rsquo;t have to vote,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t mean we&rsquo;re not going to have elections. You&rsquo;re going to have elections, but you have to vote this time because we have to win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TOMORROW: President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> says that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pinkerton-5-takeaways-from-glenn-youngkins-victory-in-virginia\/\" title=\"Pinkerton: 5 Takeaways from Glenn Youngkin\u2019s Victory\u00a0in Virginia\">main stream media<\/a> is not accurately portraying his recent comments about voting in the next election cycle. What are your thoughts?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrPhil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DrPhil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Primetime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Primetime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MeritStreetMedia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MeritStreetMedia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fRHDhYGDaO\">pic.twitter.com\/fRHDhYGDaO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Phil (@DrPhil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrPhil\/status\/1828141986223923662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The former president also discussed a comment he made last year when he said he would be a dictator &ldquo;for one day&rdquo; with his plans to drill for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>gasoline<\/a> and secure the southern border. He noted how many media outlets leave out his &ldquo;for one day&rdquo; comment, which he had said as a joke.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I said it nicely, and I said &lsquo;one day,&rsquo; because I want to do the energy, and I want to strengthen the border, one day,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;And it was said with a chuckle, the audience laughed, I laughed, we all laughed. But they take it, and they cut it, and then they cut it, and it says, &lsquo;I want to be a dictator.&rsquo; These are very dishonest people that we&rsquo;re dealing with. Very dishonest people, bad people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Phil clarified if Trump was saying the press was taking his words out of context, which prompted the former president to respond, &ldquo;Well, all you have to do is watch it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The full interview between the two is scheduled to be released on Merit+ as well as X on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TONIGHT my one on one with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> airs on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeritStreet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MeritStreet<\/a>, the Merit+ app, and right here on X.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatriotMobile?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PatriotMobile<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonaldTrump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrPhil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DrPhil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Primetime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Primetime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MeritTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MeritTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B39UBQseFJ\">pic.twitter.com\/B39UBQseFJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Phil (@DrPhil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrPhil\/status\/1828513346175263093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to interviewing Trump, Dr. Phil also conducted an interview with former independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, which will be released Wednesday evening. One of the topics discussed between the two will be Kennedy&rsquo;s recent endorsement of Trump.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WEDNESDAY: Why did <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobertKennedyJr<\/a> make the decision to endorse President Trump at this point in the race?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RFKJr?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RFKJr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RFK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RFK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrPhil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DrPhil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Primetime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Primetime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MeritTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MeritTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ijhu38D56r\">pic.twitter.com\/Ijhu38D56r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Phil (@DrPhil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrPhil\/status\/1828227836823413157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FeDcDnJ7kc\">pic.twitter.com\/FeDcDnJ7kc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1828502085861613813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Tuesday afternoon, Trump announced that he reached an agreement to debate Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> on ABC News on Sept. 10, which ended speculation about him backing out. The former president also said he is still open to debating Harris in a Sept. 4 debate hosted by Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1738922\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1738922\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent interview with Dr. Phil McGraw, former President Donald Trump condemned the media for distorting his statements and taking them out of context. During their discussion, Trump addressed a remark he made to Christians about not needing to vote in the upcoming election, clarifying that he was actually urging them to participate due to the election&#8217;s significance. He expressed concern that Christians tend not to vote as much as they should.<\/p>\n<p>Trump explained, &#8220;I\u2019m saying you don\u2019t have to vote,&#8221; but emphasized the importance of voting this time around for victory. He also referenced a previous comment where he jokingly said he would be a dictator &#8220;for one day&#8221; while discussing plans related to energy and border security. Trump criticized how media outlets often omit his humorous context, leading to misinterpretations like him wanting to be a dictator.<\/p>\n<p>When Dr. Phil asked if Trump&#8217;s words were being taken out of context by the press, Trump replied simply that viewers could see it for themselves. The full interview is set to air on Merit+ and X soon.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Dr. Phil interviewed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who recently endorsed Trump; this segment will be released later in the week.<\/p>\n<p>On another note, Trump confirmed an agreement for a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC News scheduled for September 10 and indicated his willingness to participate in another debate hosted by Fox News on September 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2332065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-dr-phil-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32354,6234,4188,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2332064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dr-phil","tag-interview","tag-media","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-dr-phil-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}