Singer and movie star Bette Midler shared fake news on President Donald Trump and he tore her to shreds for it.
The star shared a fake quote attributed to President Trump from a 1998 People Magazine story that has been shared on the Internet for a long time.
“If I were to run, I’d run as a Republican. They’re the dumbest group of voters in the country. They believe anything on Fox News. I could lie and they’d still eat it up. I bet my numbers would be terrific,” the quote said.
It is not tough to do a search on the Internet to find that President Trump never said that and that the quote is fake.
Fans of the star, and detractors, told her that the quote was fake and she offered a half hearted apology for sharing the fake news.
“I apologize; turns out to be a fake from way back in ’15-16,” she said. “Don’t know how I missed it, but it sounds SO much like him that I believed it was true!”
I apologize; this quote turns out to be a fake from way back in ‘15-16. Don’t know how I missed it, but it sounds SO much like him that I believed it was true! Fact Check: Did Trump say in ’98 Republicans are dumb? https://t.co/NY9s6V49el via @rgj
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) June 3, 2019
President Trump and his fans were not impressed by her apology, in which she linked to a fact check on the quote, and he shredded her.
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“Washed up psycho @BetteMidler was forced to apologize for a statement she attributed to me that turned out to be totally fabricated by her in order to make ‘your great president’ look really bad.
“She got caught, just like the Fake News Media gets caught. A sick scammer!” the president said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Washed up psycho @BetteMidler was forced to apologize for a statement she attributed to me that turned out to be totally fabricated by her in order to make “your great president” look really bad. She got caught, just like the Fake News Media gets caught. A sick scammer!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2019
I’d like to welcome #BetteMidler to the Palm Springs home for the f^cked. You’ll be rooming with Kathy Griffin, Bette. Bring some earplugs. She snores and 💩 like a truck driver.#WashedUpPsycho
— Bauer (@bauer242) June 5, 2019
People are really on here defending #BetteMidler after that racist ass tweet she posted last year? pic.twitter.com/ysnhCSlVqw
— Independent Thinkers 🇺🇸 (@nonpartisanview) June 5, 2019
This is the best thing that’s happened to #BetteMidler in years. I haven’t thought about her since she sang to Johnny Carson on one of his last shows. That was the last time she was on TV right? Anyway, CNN should hire her. She has all the qualifications to be a contributor.
— #MAGA: How Donald Trump Will Save America (@FinishTheWall19) June 5, 2019
#BetteMidler pic.twitter.com/mPVkxoLOBX
— No Liberal’s Allowed (@noliberalzone1) June 5, 2019
When #Trump criticizes people, they always end up demonstrating that his judgement of their character was spot on like hateful (ugly/nasty) crazy #BetteMidler.
— Dee Elmquist (@missi51) June 5, 2019
#BetteMidler is a washed… whatever. Hasn’t done a damn thing notable since the 80’s and still thinks she’s relevant.
— Shawn Larkin (@shawn_larkin) June 5, 2019
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