Overview
- Trump’s Truth Social burst late Monday into early Tuesday included more than 75 posts with images and conspiracy claims, according to CNN’s Erin Burnett.
- Burnett said lack of sleep may explain his sharp tone after he called reporter Akayla Gardner a “dumb person” during questions about White House ballroom costs.
- CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale flagged a shared item that used a fabricated quote falsely attributed to Senator John Kennedy, who said he never said it.
- The White House Rapid Response 47 account mocked Burnett’s segment and labeled CNN “Fake News,” while praising Trump as the “most transparent president in history.”
- Burnett cited research saying Trump has posted at least 8,800 times since his term began, including 44 nights with 12 or more posts and a single stretch of 160 posts in under four hours.