Taking the long way around
Oh Spicey.
The press corps is asking him why did the Trump people like about the aircraft carrier heading for the Korean peninsula when in fact it was going in the opposite direction, and he is struggling to get them to believe him when he says that it was true the Carl Vinson was heading for the Korean peninsula when it was going in the opposite direction because it’s going to go there eventually and so it’s totally true to say it is heading there now. Like, if you have kids who want dinner it’s entirely fair to tell them you’re making their dinner when in fact you’re heading to the bar but you have every intention of making their dinner next week.
It’s a strange experience watching him say that, in all seriousness, over and over again.
They were headed there all along! They just had to check that they turned the stove off when they left home, that’s all.
Well, he has a great precedent in Columbus.
Yes but did Columbus send his press secretary out to lie to the reporters?!
Well at least he seems to be acknowledging that the Earth is round. So there’s that at least
Ophelia, Columbus lied to Ferdinand and Isabella and his understanding of geography was rather faulty.