The headline of a Washington Post article told readers:

“Trump is skipping his press conference to focus on his picks for agriculture and the VA.”

Of course, the Washington Post does not actually know why Donald Trump skipped his press conference. It knows why he said that he skipped his press conference. As the article itself suggests, the reason given for missing the press conference may not in fact be the real reason.

It would be helpful if the Post just reported what it knew to be true rather than implying that Donald Trump’s claims are in fact truthful. It also would have been useful if it had mentioned the purpose of the cancelled press conference. This was supposed to be the conference in which he disclosed his plans for his business empire while he is president. Trump claims that he will set up an arrangement that will prevent conflict of interest problems.

Thanks to Robert Sadin for calling this to my attention.