- If the @JeffreyGoldberg story is true, it would have leaked years ago from his 4 sources or from those who “confirmed” it.

- Many who were with POTUS that day did not hear it.

- Even if it IS true, it’s gossip from 3 years ago.

Yet this was a leading item for 48 hours.

When you see how the national news conversation was consumed 48 hours on a denied gossip item from 34 months ago, remember that Trump Tweets do not cause Trump Polls. It’s the Dem Media that drives his polls down by a nice few points. cc @brithume @NolteNC @RichLowry @benshapiro