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Ex-President Donald Trump in Grand Rapids
Ex-President Donald Trump lied again, this time at a Grand Rapids rally Saturday night, telling the enthusiastic crowd he was named "Man of the Year" in Michigan about 14 years ago before becoming president.
He told the crowd about the award, which no one has ever been able to confirm.
"I didn't know why they were giving it to me...I guess the fact that I employed a lot of people. I did real well. This is probably 14 years ago." He said when he was told of the award, he thought, "that's cool."
When in Detroit in June, Trump repeated the lie, prompting CNN to do a fact check, writing:
For the third consecutive presidential election, former President Donald Trump is lying that he was named “Man of the Year” in Michigan before he ran for president.
Trump said it again on Saturday during a speech in Detroit: “You know, I got the ‘Man of the Year’ in Michigan. Years ago, long before politics, like 12, 13 years ago.”
Facts First: Trump’s claim remains false. Nobody has ever been able to find any evidence that he was ever named “Man of the Year” in Michigan before he ran for president. The state itself does not give out a “Man of the Year” award; Trump has never lived in Michigan; and he has never specified who supposedly gave him this award and when.
