Donald Trump is getting mocked for, according to some people, transparently making up a Democrat who wants “men playing women’s sports” in order to dodge a question about the economy during an interview that aired this weekend on 60 Minutes.

“Can I ask you about the economy?” reporter Norah O’Donnell said in the interview.

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“These are 99 to 1 issues!” Trump said, rambling. “And they don’t change! I just watched this morning-“

“Mr. President, can I ask you about the economy?” O’Donnell repeated.

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“Yeah, just one thing, I watched a show this morning where a very well-known Democrat Congressman was fighting like hell for men playing in women’s sports. They don’t change.”

“Who?” O’Donnell asked.

Trump didn’t say he forgot; instead, he refused to answer, as if he was suddenly too polite to name names.

“I don’t want to tell you,” he said. “You’ll be able to check it. Just check your local TV.”

TRUMP: I watched a show this morning where a very well-known Democrat Congressman was fighting like hell for men playing in women's sports.

O'DONNELL: Who was that?

TRUMP: I don't want to tell you. You'll be able to check it. Just check your local TV. pic.twitter.com/PDJkGwhTa4

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 3, 2025

It’s not clear who he could have been referring to. There are no Democrats in Congress who support allowing men to play women’s sports.

Many do support allowing trans women to participate in sports as their gender. Not only did Trump not say that, though, but elected Democrats at the federal level tend not to bring up trans athletes that often in interviews.

Moreover, online commenters pointed out that it was out of character for Trump not to name the person he was talking about, leading them to believe he was lying.

Like everything he says… pic.twitter.com/nNtwnyLXxc

— ⚘️Carina (@Carina_Amyth) November 3, 2025

And just like that, she moves on.

When will media hold him to account in his lies? That’s why he thinks he’s the smartest man and everyone else is stupid!

— THE PPL vs. OLIGARCHS (@boss_bigXY) November 3, 2025

It's a secret that even the Internet knows nothing about. pic.twitter.com/U2LtkZdBGj

— Jimbar99 (@jimbar99) November 3, 2025

How the fuck do you not follow up?

“I don’t want to tell you” Why would this be a secret? He either doesn’t remember because he’s in mental decline or he made it up. Neither is good and he should be pressed until he answers. Media is a joke. https://t.co/RlhR4floZV

— Monkey Chunk (@ChunkMonkeys) November 3, 2025

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— jay lauscher (@jaylauscher) November 3, 2025

Let’s be clear: Trump lied about a Democrat “fighting like hell for men in women’s sports.” When Norah O’Donnell asked who, he basically said “trust me, bro”—and she just let it slide. Another gutless performance from the media. Too timid to call out a con man in real time. pic.twitter.com/cfLfPdMsCY

— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) November 3, 2025

Trump’s brain is like an Etch A Sketch. Every time he shakes his head, the details disappear. “Check your local TV” sounds like the new MAGA version of “trust me, bro.”

— Chetter 📢🗽⚖💙 Beacon for Democracy (@ChetterHub) November 3, 2025

There is no fucking way that a "well known Democrat Congressman" said anything remotely close to what Trump is claiming. This is the same narrative that they used in '24. Democrats don't believe this shit but Fox Nation eats it up with a spoon.

— Eric (@Ericland55) November 3, 2025

Which "local TV" station should we check?

No matter what the occasion, TACO has to throw in his transphobia. pic.twitter.com/usaMb06Aqc

— D Villella❄️🇺🇸 🦅 (@dvillella) November 3, 2025

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— TedCruzSucks. (@TedResist) November 3, 2025

Me when I just make shit up.

— Tracee (@TraceeM) November 3, 2025

“I don't want to tell you.”

What he’s really saying is “I can’t tell you since I’m just making it up.”

What he’s really thinking is “My worshippers will believe this; they believe anything I tell them.”

— The Solutions Party (@_SolutionsParty) November 3, 2025

@NorahODonnell Translation: he didn't see a Dem congressman do that on his TV, he probably saw someone accuse Democrats of doing that on Fox or Newsmax or some other magamedia. Why don't you ever push back?

— TomHB (@TinPotPourri) November 3, 2025

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Anti-LGBTQ+ “manosphere” influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have publicly condemned the antisemitic views of white supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes after video captured the Tates partying with Fuentes and other right-wingers while bopping along to “Heil Hitler,” a song created by neo-Nazi Rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West).

Videos showed the Tates and Fuentes riding in a luxury vehicle along with influencers known as Clavicular, Sneako, Myron Gaines, and Justin Waller. Some of the men threw Nazi salutes while the vehicle traveled to the Vendôme nightclub in Miami Beach, Florida.

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Employees at the Vendôme bar played the song again while the men and other bar-goers chanted Hitler‘s name in celebration, raised their arms in salute, and treated the tune like a fun party anthem.

The video from the bar generated widespread outrage: Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner said he was “deeply disturbed and disgusted” by the video, and noted that Hitler orchestrated the murder of over 6 million Jews and others (including the families of Meiner’s grandparents).

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Andrew Tate, Nick Fuentes, Sneako, Tristan Tate, Clavicular, Myron, and Justin Waller arrive at the club playing Ye’s banned song https://t.co/P6647gMJ0G

— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) January 18, 2026

In a statement posted on Instagram, the bar said it does “not condone antisemitism, hate speech, or prejudice of any kind,” said it has banned the aforementioned right-wing influencers, and announced that it had fired three people involved with playing Ye’s pro-Hitler anthem.

Meanwhile, the Tate brothers’ attorney, Joseph McBride, told TMZ that the Tate brothers “condemn antisemitism and any glorification of Adolf Hitler.” McBride said that the Tates were hanging out with neo-Nazis “not [as] an endorsement of anyone’s views,” but rather as “defense of a principle” for free speech.

UPDATE: Miami club Vendôme has fired multiple employees for playing “Heil Hitler” at the request of antisemitic streamers Nick Fuentes, Sneako, and Myron Gaines — who have been banned from nearly every club in Miami.

The customer is, in fact, not always right. pic.twitter.com/7ODN2QcYod

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) January 20, 2026

Andrew Tate and his brother are currently facing several legal investigations in Romania and the U.K. for rape and child sex trafficking charges. In past comments, Andrew Tate has said men who enjoy heterosexual sex purely for pleasure (rather than for creating children) are actually gay. He has also said that women belong in the home, are men’s property, and bear responsibility for when they are raped.

Fuentes has referred to Black people as n-words, said that “the GOP is run by Jews, atheists, and homosexuals,” described Adolf Hitler as “really fu**ing cool,” has cast doubt that the Holocaust happened, said “perfidious Jews” must “be given the death penalty” after “we take power,” and said, “A lot of women want to be raped… They want a guy to beat the s**t out of them.”

In February 2025, Ye was sued and dropped by his talent agency, 33 & West, after he published a series of antisemitic social media messages, including, “I’m a Nazi … I love Hitler.” During the 2025 Super Bowl, Ye advertised the website of his fashion brand Yeezy, which prominently featured a swastika T-shirt for sale.

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