Trump fabricates story about near-fatal helicopter ride with Willie Brown; both Browns deny it happened

At Mar-a-Lago, Trump claimed he nearly died in a helicopter with Willie Brown, who allegedly told him "terrible things" about Harris. Trump stated: "We thought maybe this is the end...there was an emergency landing." Willie Brown told reporters: "I've never been on a helicopter with Trump." Jerry Brown's office denied any emergency during a 2018 helicopter ride Trump took with Jerry Brown and Newsom. Trump confused Willie Brown (Black SF mayor) with Jerry Brown (white governor), fabricated an emergency landing, and invented a conversation to attack Harris.

"I went down in a helicopter with him. We thought maybe this is the end...there was an emergency landing. This was not a pleasant landing." — Mar-a-Lago press conference, August 8, 2024