Trump Claims Reports Surrounding RNC Chair Phone Call 'Totally False'
Because of course he did.
The Washington Post first reported on Wednesday that Republican National Committee chairman, Reince Priebus, made a phone call to Donald Trump in response to growing concerns within the party about his “inflammatory” rhetoric regarding immigration.
Although the 45 minute conversation was described as “cordial,” Priebus allegedly told the GOP presidential candidate to “tone it down.”
Trump has since disputed that report, because… it’s Trump.
By his account, the call — which Trump claims was only 10 minutes — was more of an ‘attaboy’ moment than a reprimanding — claiming that the RNC chairman told him he “hit a “nerve”” and that he is “doing well”:
Totally false reporting on my call with @Reince
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