December 8, 1941
President Trump denied widespread reports of a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor this morning. Later in the day, when confronted with video evidence of the attack, he admitted that it had occurred, but called articles referring to large numbers of casualties and massive damage “fake news” generated by Democrats to make him look bad. He went on to say that he had a “hunch” that the Pacific Fleet would be operating at full strength in no time, and he advised the public to buy stocks to show their faith in him and America. A tax cut is also under consideration to rebuild consumer confidence.