Once again, former President Donald Trump took shots at MSNBC anchor Brian Williams for falsely claiming he had been on a helicopter shot down in Iraq in 2003 after Williams announced he was leaving the station.
Trump said in a statement that Williams "won't be missed" following reports that he was stepping away from MSNBC, Newsweek reported.
The former president went on to say, "Looks like Lyin' Brian Williams is leaving ratings-challenged MSNBC to search for new employment."
Williams, who was caught lying about his situation in Iraq, later confessed to the fib for which he lost his job as NBC's Nightly News anchor. Trump pointed this out in his statement, bringing attention to it again.
"[Williams] never had the credibility to do what he is doing after he was caught lying about his involvement in a fake military airplane skirmish. He later confessed, it never happened," Trump said.
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"He's tired of his current show and they're obviously tired of him—won't be missed!"
According to The New York Times' "Complete List of Trump's Twitter Insults (2015-2021)," Trump has referred to Williams as "Lyin' Brian Williams" at least four times on Twitter before his exit from the social media platform.
Williams had told the false story of being in a helicopter that was shot down in blog posts, during broadcasts, and even on David Letterman's talk show. However, he later confessed that he had lied and was only following an aircraft that was shot down.
Veterans who were on the helicopter that was actually shot down disputed his story, to which Williams was forced to tell the truth. One veteran, Flight Engineer Lance Reynolds, called the journalist out on social media.
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"Sorry dude, I don't remember you being on my aircraft," Reynolds wrote in a Facebook post. "I do remember you walking up about an hour after we had landed to ask me what had happened."
Eventually, Williams gave an apology on air, saying, "I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago."
After 28 years with NBC, Williams will leave the news organization when his contract is completed in December.
