President Trump got in the face of ABC’s Rachel Scott after she asked him a question about the rationale behind his national midterm voter bribe.

“Mr. President, on the checks: The U.S. is still $40 trillion in debt. If your economic policies are working, why do you need an incentive for people to turn out to vote?” she asked Thursday night.

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    23 hours ago

    I suspect it’s deliberate to make other criticisms of him look like they are also wild exaggerations.

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      23 hours ago

      I suspect it’s deliberate way to exaggerate headlines to get more attention, that goes back well over 100 years in the news business

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        23 hours ago

        Either way it’s bad faith, the question is if it’s just the usual greed or if there’s more going on.