Rudy Giuliani\u2019s assertion that \u201ctruth isn\u2019t truth\u201d topped a Yale Law School librarian\u2019s list for the most notable quotes of 2018, according to the Associated\u2026<\/b>
\nRudy Giuliani\u2019s assertion that \u201ctruth isn\u2019t truth\u201d topped a Yale Law School librarian\u2019s list for the most notable quotes of 2018, according to the Associated Press.
The statement went viral in August after Giuliani, a personal attorney for President Trump, appeared on NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d and discussed whether a presidential interview with special counsel Robert Mueller could be a \u201cperjury trap.\u201d
In response to moderator Chuck Todd’s statement that \u201ctruth is truth,\u201d Giuliani responded: \u201cNo, it isn\u2019t truth. Truth isn\u2019t truth.\u201d
Giuliani said he was trying to make the point that an interview would be fruitless since Mueller and Trump were in disagreement over fundamental aspects of the special counsel\u2019s inquiry.
«We have a credibility gap between the two of them,» Giuliani went on to say. «You\u2019ve got to select one or the other.»
Giuliani\u2019s quote is one of several on the list related to the president, including Trump\u2019s January tweeted declaring himself a \u201cstable genius.\u201d
The list also featured several other political quotes, including Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ‘s comments about beer during his confirmation hearing, Meghan McCain’s eulogy for her father and more.
\u201cI liked beer. I still like beer,» an unusual remark uttered by Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing, is number two on the list.
McCain’s tribute to her father, which some saw as a swipe at Trump, was number four: \u201cWe gather to mourn the passing of American greatness, the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly, nor the opportunistic appropriation of those that live lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served.»
Kanye West’s remark about the «dragon energy» he and Trump share also made the list.
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to agree with Trump but the mob can\u2019t make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone,» West said in April.
That quote resulted in a strong backlash among liberals against the famed rapper and began a months-long controversy regarding the musician’s relationship with the president.
The Yale list was first established in 2006 and is updated yearly with quotes that are famous or are believed to represent the times.<\/p>\n