Trump dismisses report on talks to add name to Ford's Theatre: 'Ridiculous lie'
President Trump dismissed a report that alleged his administration pushed to include his name on Ford’s Theatre on Wednesday, calling it "a ridiculous lie.” “The story that the White House, or me, want to affix my name to Ford’s Theatre, in Washington, D.C., where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated,...
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What happenedTrump dismisses report on talks to add name to Ford's Theatre: 'Ridiculous lie'.
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Trump dismisses report on talks to add name to Ford's Theatre: 'Ridiculous lie'
President Trump dismissed a report that alleged his administration pushed to include his name on Ford’s Theatre on Wednesday, calling it "a ridiculous lie.” “The story that the White House,...
