MSNBC’s Brian Williams, fired from his NBC anchor job for repeatedly fabricating stories, apparently did it again yesterday when he wrongly said that President Trump might not know that U.S. troops are stationed in Qatar.
MSNBC Producer Kyle Griffin tweeted: “Brian Williams on @MSNBC says a source tells him and @NicolleDWallace they’re not sure Trump knew there were Americans stationed in Qatar.”
Brian Williams on @MSNBC says a source tells him and @NicolleDWallace they’re not sure Trump knew there were Americans stationed in Qatar.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 8, 2017
All Williams had to do was check out NBC’s own footage of the president’s trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia two weeks ago when he talked about U.S. Central Command being based in Qatar.
He said in that speech, “Qatar, which hosts the U.S. Central Command is a crucial strategic partner.”
Of course, the Williams comment prompted about a dozen reporters and news organizations to demand that the White House explain how Trump didn’t know about the U.S. involvement in Qatar, at the center of a international relations controversy.
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