Trump Keeps Saying He 'Never Met' People He Clearly Knows. Here's Why

When Donald Trump says he's "never met" someone, it can mean a lot of things. One thing it doesn't: that they literally have never met.

On multiple occasions over the last few years, the president has plainly stated that he doesn't know someone, has never met them or doesn't even know who they are — even when he clearly does.

One example came at a press conference in November of 2018, when he was asked about the rapper Lil Jon, who said that Trump had once called him an "Uncle Tom.

When Donald Trump says he's "never met" someone, it can mean a lot of things. One thing it doesn't: that they literally have never met. On multiple occasions over the last few years, the president has plainly stated that he doesn't know someone, has never met them or doesn't even know who they are — even when he clearly does. One example came at a press conference in November of 2018, when he was asked about the rapper Lil Jon, who said that Trump had once called him an "Uncle Tom.