Appearing on “Fox and Friends,” presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump suggested he’d consider appointing former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to a commission designed to address the issue of radical Islamic terrorism.
But MSNBC portrayed Trump’s comments as if he was talking about all Muslims.
“We have a president who won’t even use the term ‘radical Islamic terrorism,'” Trump said.
“I’m thinking about setting up a commission, perhaps headed by Rudy Giuliani, to take a serious look at this problem. But this is a worldwide problem and he have to be smart,” Trump concluded.
MSNBC’s headline blared, “Trump Floats Giuliani to Handle Muslim ‘Problem.'”
The lede in MSNBC’s story reads: “In an interview with Fox News Wednesday, Donald Trump suggested there could be a position for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani: Leading a commission to care of the Islamic terrorism ‘problem.'”
They repeated the smear on Twitter, before changing the headline to “Trump Might Have a Role for Giuliani.”
Trump suggests there could be a position for Rudy Giuliani – leading a commission to handle the Muslim “problem”: https://t.co/d0TbB31eMK
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 11, 2016
Here is what Trump actually said:
.@realDonaldTrump: I might set up a commission headed by Rudy Giuliani to take a serious look at terrorismhttps://t.co/2FnGwfcFmh
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) May 11, 2016