Dáte, who authored a book about Trump titled “The Useful Idiot: How Donald Trump Killed the Republican Party with Racism and the Rest of Us with Coronavirus,” defended what he characterized as his responsibility to call out Trump for misleading statements.

“I routinely say that the president lies. He does … What can I do? I mean, that’s who he is, and so I don’t apologize for that at all,” the reporter said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5567128-huffpost-reporter-white-house-feud

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