Donald Trump announced from the stage at a rally in Missouri that a man who had charged him at an event was “probably” linked to the Islamic State, appearing to base his statement on an Internet video that has been described as a hoax, the New York Times reports.
Said Trump: “This was a guy that was looking to do harm. It was probably ISIS or ISIS-related, can you believe it?”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.