image share in thread They are trying to show President-elect Donald Trump’s true social posts claiming, “I’m in charge.”
Verdict: False
This purported statement is not posted on President Trump’s TRUTH social account, official website, or verified social media accounts. There is no other evidence that Trump made this comment.
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President Trump reportedly endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson in a Truth Social post on Monday ahead of Friday’s vote to elect a new speaker. the hill. In the same post, Trump described Johnson as a “good, hard-working, religious man” who “will do the right thing,” the newspaper said.
The thread image, which has more than 100 likes at the time of writing, purports to show President Trump’s TRUTH social post claiming “I’m in charge.”
“Let me be clear right now: I am the next president of the United States. Not Elon Musk. Not anyone else. The media (fake news) and some of you are saying, ‘Elon is really running the show.’ I know I keep saying things like that, but let me tell you, this is my vision, this is my leadership, this is my America we’re talking about. Now, I’ll admit, Elon was helpful during the campaign. He donated a large amount of money. And I appreciated it, really appreciated it. But lately, I feel like he’s forgotten one thing. That means I’m in charge. That’s not him,” a TRUTH social post titled “Not Him” reads in part.
That claim is false. ‘Check Your Fact’ did not find the statement allegedly mentioned President Trump’s TRUTH social accounts. Similarly, the content of the alleged statement is not published in either. his official website it’s not his either Verified socializing media account. Musk too has not commented publicly About the claim. (Related article: Did Elon Musk’s mother say that poor people should have more children so they can work in Elon’s factories?)
Additionally, “Check the facts” was not found Trustworthy news reporting to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. December 26th, USA Today debunked this claim and reported that the image was “fabricated”. In addition to USA Today, snoop, logical factsand lead story All debunked the claim.
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