GOP: Trump Didn’t Say Milwaukee is a Horrible City

Republicans, who had a very productive meeting on Thursday with former President Trump in Washington, D.C., quickly refuted a claim from MSNBC/NBC’s political commentator Jake Sherman, who posted on X (without any proof/source) that Trump had said, “Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city.” Sherman was not present at the meeting, since it was a close-door meeting with no media present. TRUMP TO HOUSE REPUBLICANS: “Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city.” 🚨TRUMP TO HOUSE REPUBLICANS: "Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city." — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) June 13, 2024 .

REPUBLICANS WHO WERE AT THE MEETING REFUTED THE REPORT Another classic example of shitty reporting by a Democratic Party shill pretending to be a journalist. Lies busy omission. @realDonaldTrump was specifically referring to the crime the CRIME RATE in Milwaukee. https://t.co/lOB06vBD5e pic.twitter.com/UpL3HYMyJy — Derrick Van Orden (@derrickvanorden) June 13, 2024 I was in the room. President Trump did not say this. There is no better place than Wisconsin in July. https://t.co/MJUpqyAt4G — Bryan Steil (@RepBryanSteil) June 13, 2024 I was in the meeting. President Trump never disparaged Milwaukee. Just another Democrat hoax. — Jim Banks (@Jim_Banks) June 13, 2024 GOP Rep. Bryan Steil on Trump's Milwaukee comments: "He wasn't talking about the city. He was talking about specific issues in the city." "I don't think that's the context at all. I'm saying we were talking about specific issues, not the city of Milwaukee." pic.twitter.com/KKPKpWCisE — Matt Smith (@mattsmith_news) June 13, 2024

TEAM TRUMP ALSO PUSHED BACK Trump’s senior advisor Jason Miller: In other words, BULLSHIT! https://t.co/pdAiBdGrY6 — Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) June 13, 2024 Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung: Wrong. Total bullshit. He never said it like how it’s been falsely characterized as. He was talking about how terrible crime and voter fraud are. https://t.co/BH0Q7exswB — Steven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) June 13, 2024 TRUMP RELEASED A STATEMENT WITH REPUBLICAN ONLINE POSTS DENYING SHERMAN’S REPORTING https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/fdbd9284-3ed2-4df7-855a-e1d07c45bcf5 Trump Campaign Deputy Communications Director Dylan Johnson: 🚨 FAKE NEWS: Debunking “Milwaukee” Hoax https://t.co/U5adPyro7l — Dylan Johnson (@RealDylanMO) June 13, 2024 DEBUNKED: "President Trump was explicitly referring to the problems in Milwaukee, specifically violent crime and voter fraud." https://t.co/6um15Nkd8j — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 13, 2024 House Republicans Blast Claim that Donald Trump Dissed Milwaukee: ‘Another Democrat Hoax’ https://t.co/QMG3R6DQaZ — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 13, 2024 .

CONCLUSION: @communitynotes this has been debunked.https://t.co/6kKKEJPMmj pic.twitter.com/Y2yIxNMmPW — @amuse (@amuse) June 13, 2024 .

Democrat Milwaukee mayor believed the unsubstantiated report: Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson responding to Trump reportedly calling Milwaukee "a horrible city" weeks before the start of the Republican National Convention in MKE: "All of us lived through his presidency, so right back at ya, buddy." pic.twitter.com/9iQfGlK0jp — Matt Smith (@mattsmith_news) June 13, 2024 .

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