New Trump Lie: I Picked Milwaukee To Host Convention

First, a typical Trump story from the New York Times:

When Republicans gather in Milwaukee next month to nominate him for president, Donald J. Trump planned to stay not in the convention’s host city but at a Trump hotel in Chicago, some 90 miles away, according to three people briefed on the former president’s logistics.

That changed midafternoon on Tuesday, after reporters for The New York Times and an ABC station in Chicago contacted his campaign for comment. Mr. Trump now intends to stay in Milwaukee, two of the people briefed on his logistics said. The change avoids a perceived slight to the largest city in Wisconsin, a vital battleground state.

Mr. Trump has been on the defensive about his views on Milwaukee since news outlets reported last week that he had called it a “horrible” city in a private meeting with House Republicans in Washington.

Read the full article. And below is his latest lie.

Trump didn’t pick Milwaukee.

Milwaukee was the only remaining bidder and Trump wasn’t in control of the RNC at the time. https://t.co/L3qVBgTJpr

— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) June 18, 2024

FACT CHECK: Donald Trump didn’t pick the “horrible city” of Milwaukee… the RNC had no choice after Nashville officials voted against it citing security concerns and a potential “post-Jan. 6 environment.” pic.twitter.com/kNkB1GgL7T

— American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) June 18, 2024

“I love Milwaukee. I was the one that picked Milwaukee.”

— Trump denies claims he called Milwaukee, the host of the Republican National Convention, a “horrible city” pic.twitter.com/kjPxUh03MG

— The Recount (@therecount) June 18, 2024