Former President Donald Trump combined up two outstanding politicians from California when he advised a harrowing story of virtually crashing in a helicopter.
Throughout a meandering press convention Thursday riddled with false and deceptive statements, Trump recalled driving as a passenger within the chopper with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown when it was compelled to make an emergency touchdown.
The feedback have been in response to a query a few relationship between Brown and Vice President Kamala Harris three many years in the past.
However Brown has by no means shared a helicopter with Trump, the previous mayor stated.
As a substitute, it was former California Governor Jerry Brown who rode with Trump in a helicopter in 2018 to survey wildfire injury, and no emergency touchdown was reported.
“I do know Willie Brown very properly,” Mr Trump stated concerning the alleged incident.
“The truth is, I went down in a helicopter with him. We thought perhaps this was the tip.”
He went on: “we have been in a helicopter, going to a sure location collectively, and there was an emergency touchdown. This was not a pleasing touchdown.”
Trump stated Brown additionally advised him “horrible issues” about Harris.
“He was not a fan of hers very a lot, at that time,” he stated.
However Brown advised the San Francisco Chronicle that he is by no means been in a helicopter with Trump.
“You’d have recognized if I had gone down on a helicopter with Trump,” Brown advised the paper.
The longtime Democratic politician stated he has by no means disparaged Harris to Trump, both.
“Hell, no,” Brown stated.
“I would not say something unhealthy about any girl to him.”
Former California Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, and Trump did journey in a helicopter to survey wildfire injury in 2018.
However no issues with the flight have been reported.
Present Governor Gavin Newsom was additionally on the plane.
A spokesperson for the Democrat, Izzy Gardon, stated Friday there was no downside with the flight, no emergency touchdown, and no dialog about Harris.
The 2 Browns every have public-sector careers spanning many years in California. Willie Brown, 90, is black. Jerry Brown, 86, is white.
Willie Brown’s long-ago relationship with Harris has resurfaced since she grew to become the Democratic nominee for the White Home.
Now that Trump faces her in his bid for a second time period, he and different Republicans have used the connection to lob assaults suggesting Harris did not earn her political positions legitimately.
Brown was serving as speaker of the California State Meeting within the Nineties when he and Harris have been in a relationship.
Brown had separated from his spouse in 1982.
Harris, 59, spent years as a prosecutor within the Bay Space earlier than her elevation because the state’s lawyer normal in 2010 after which election as US senator in 2016.
She has been married to Doug Emhoff since 2014.
Trump marketing campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt declined to elucidate the discrepancies in Trump’s story when requested about it Friday on Newsmax.
“I’d simply refer you to President Trump’s assertion and what he stated yesterday,” Leavitt stated.
“The president has numerous superb tales from his life.”
When US President Joe Biden, 81, was nonetheless the Democrat nominee, Trump continuously mocked his opponent’s age and reminiscence lapses.
