Jimmy Kimmel has praised Indian news channel New Delhi Television for fact-checking Donald Trump’s “clearly fake” statements during a recent interview.
The former US president sat down for an exclusive interview with NDTV’s Sreenivasan Jain, which aired last week on Thursday (8 September).
“What has stood out [about the interview] is the fact-checking of every statement that the former US president makes,” NDTV’s Sarah Jacob said, referencing the international attention the channel’s interview has garnered on-air.
During the interview, Trump, 76, made several false claims, including that he “beat” president Joe Biden in the 2020 elections “by a lot”, and that he’s “leading in the polls” in the run-up to the 2024 presidential elections.
“Were you to run again, you think you could beat him?” Jain asked Trump at one point.
“Well, in the polls, I’m leading by a lot. I would think I’d beat him easily. I think I beat him last time...If you look at the numbers, if you look at what happened, I beat him by a lot,” Trump replied.
The screen then cuts to the findings of a poll by The Wall Street Journal which indicates “Joe Biden is actually leading Trump” in the 2024 race for presidency as of 1 September.
Addressing the interview during Sunday’s (11 September) episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the late night host said NDTV came up with a “new and fun way to fact-check him”.
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