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The former publisher of the US National Enquirer magazine, David Pecker, admitted on Tuesday at Donald Trump’s trial that the magazine completely fabricated a news story published in 2016, which Trump used at the time in his presidential campaign. NBC News reported on the matter.

In 2016, Trump competed for the Republican presidential nomination as a Texas senator Ted Cruz’s with. According to the fake news, Cruz’s father was photographed with Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963, just before Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

In addition, the story published a picture of Cruz Rafael-father shared with Oswald the leader of Cuba Fidel Castro supportive flyers. According to Pecker, the picture was fake. He said that they merged two different images together.

Trump referenced the news several times while campaigning in 2016.

NBC tried to ask Cruz for comment on the subject, but he said he’s not interested in going back to “ancient history.”

In addition, Pecker acknowledged that the National Enquirer published other stories that focused on negatively branding Trump’s Republican opponents. According to Pecker, Trump’s personal assistant was behind the stories Michael Cohen. He also hinted that Trump himself was directly involved in the designs.

– When the magazine published negative stories about Bill and Hillary Clinton, Trump was satisfied, Pecker said according to CNN.

Former US President Donald Trump is accused of accounting crimes in the ongoing trial.

Donald Trump was photographed in New York on Friday, where he is responding to criminal charges. AOP

Former US President Donald Trump has changed his mind about supporting Ukraine, according to various media, such as The New York Times.

Previously, Trump had expressed that the United States should not give Ukraine direct support. According to Trump, support should have been given at most as a loan that will be repaid.

However, Trump did not object to the roughly EUR 56 billion support package approved by the House of Representatives on Saturday, even though it is mostly free support.

Instead, Trump backed House Speaker Mike Johnson, who brought the stimulus package to a vote despite opposition from many Republicans.

Trump has also recently stated on social media that the survival and strength of Ukraine is important to the United States.

As usual, however, Trump criticizes Europe, which he thinks should bear greater responsibility for supporting Ukraine.

– Why has the United States spent over 100 billion dollars more on the war in Ukraine than Europe, even though we have an ocean between us? Trump wrote on social media.

Trump has claimed that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if he had been re-elected in 2020. He has also said that he would be able to end the war immediately if he is re-elected president in November.

News corrected on 22 April 2024 at 9:48 am. The US presidential election was held in 2020, not 2019.