Jenna Ellis, senior legal adviser to President Donald Trump’s campaign, is defending her decision to post a fake Teddy Roosevelt quote on Twitter.
Ellis posted a photo of Roosevelt and the words: “To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth – Teddy Roosevelt.”
Mediaite reported the popular meme does not include a date or possible origin. And Reuters noted in July that the Roosevelt quote is falsely attributed to him.
Ellis took to Twitter on Wednesday to defend the posting.
She wrote: “For people asking, this quotation has been attributed to Roosevelt, but there isn’t a specific record of him saying this in a speech. I posted it because the (idea) itself is true, whether or not he said it!”
A short time later, she added in another tweet: “I keep getting a barrage of threats and false accusations from Dems and ‘reporter’ activists,” she wrote. “My only comment is this: Do your worst. I’m not intimidated. I won’t back down. My mission is Truth, my God is the Lord Jesus Christ, and my client is the President of the United States.”
Jeffrey Rodack ✉
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