Leavitt scolded The Independent ’s Andrew Feinberg on Thursday when the D.C. correspondent brought up Trump’s “impossible story” about his uncle, noted Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor John Trump. He claimed that this father’s brother taught “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski at the famed university.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt balked during a Thursday news briefing when a reporter sought clarification on a bizarre story shared by President Donald Trump this week, one riddled with factual impossibilities.

When asked Donald Trump's false Unabomber story, Karoline Leavitt insulted the reporter and completely avoided answering the question

President Donald Trump likes to boast about the brilliance of his late uncle John Trump, who spent decades as a professor of electrical engineering at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Tuesday night when he made false claims about a family connection to one of the most deadly American terrorists.

Trump, 79, is the oldest president to be sworn into office. On Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after noticing “mild swelling” in his lower legs.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump noticed “mild swelling” in his lower legs and was evaluated by the White House medical unit.

Trump, 79, deviated from prepared remarks during U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick’s innovation and energy summit in Pittsburgh to share a story about his uncle, John Trump, a noted MIT professor, teaching Ted Kaczynski, the mail-bomb terrorist who killed three people and injured 23 others from 1978 to 1995.

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