It’s alternate facts again

Question on President Trump’s retweets this morning: Does it matter if it’s a fake video?

Sarah Sanders: “I’m not talking about the nature of the video. I think you’re focusing on the wrong thing. The threat is real, and that’s what the President is talking about.” pic.twitter.com/Nh2YyuLD01

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 29, 2017

Amid questions about inaccurate details provided with the anti-Muslim videos that Pres. Trump retweeted, the White House says focus of the president’s retweets should be that the “threat is real,” not “whether it’s a real video.” https://t.co/2rHeqZgHQt

— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) November 29, 2017