Morning Joe led with that today. Video of him saying it followed by video of him questioning whether he said it, the implication of course is that he was denying he said it. They also showed video of saying that the EU was formed in order to “screw” America followed by video of a reporter asking him about that and him questioning whether he said it. He also went on to say he didn’t think he would say something like that. Willie Geist questioned whether Trump was just being “coy” or whether he really didn’t remember.
That’s missing the point. Trump is simply a bullshit artist. He’s a troll. He’s playing a different game than those of us living in the reality-based community. Asking whether or not he believes something misses the point that he doesn’t care. True and false, right and wrong, those aren’t separate concepts in his psyche. He’s mentally deranged. He can believe that “A” and “Not A” are both true at the same time without suffering any cognitive dissonance. He can say “A”, then say “Not A,” you can show him video of him saying both, he can question all of it, and his cult followers will blame whomever was questioning him about it for being dishonest and “fake news.”