Ian Bremmer apologizes for fabricating Trump quote bashing Biden

Published May 27, 2019 1:59pm ET



Political scientist Ian Bremmer apologized Monday for fabricating a Trump statement about North Korea and Joe Biden that generated controversy and elicited condemnation from President Trump himself.

Bremmer said that the since-deleted viral tweet, which included a fake Trump quote favorably comparing North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un to Biden, was meant as a joke.

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