Watch Trump abruptly end news conference after being challenged over Veterans Choice lies.

President Donald Trump ended his news conference on Saturday morning when a reporter decided to ask him about a lie he had told several times regarding the Veterans Choice program. Speaking at his second press conference in two days at his private club in Bedminster, New Jersey Trump again took credit for approving the Veterans Choice program. “I just signed two tickets that are great for our vets, our vets are very special,” Said Trump. ‘We have, as you know, made choices about Veterans Choice, and Veterans Accountability. They have been trying to get that through for decades and decades and decades and no president has ever done that. And we did it. ”

It’s a claim Trump has made several times before, because he took credit for a program that allows veterans to see doctors outside the VA’s medical facilities. But the truth is that it was passed in 2014 under President Barack Obama and was the result of a two-party initiative led by late Senator John McCain and screenwriter Bernie Sanders. Trump expanded into eligibility for the program in 2018, when he enacted the MISSION Act. The move did not lead to a huge increase in veterans seeking largely private care, as waiting times in the private sector are usually longer than at the VA.

Saturday, CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid decided to ask Trump about these lies he has told more than 150 times, according to CNN. “Why do you keep saying you passed on Veterans Choice?” Frege Reid. Trump appeared to be trying to avoid the question and move on to another reporter, while the audience of club members present at the news conference cheered the president as if he were at a rally. ‘You said you passed on Veterans Choice. It was passed in 2014, ”Reid continued. “It was a false statement, sir.” Trump then quickly looked to the side and ended the briefing: “Thank you very much.” CNN’s Daniel Dale later called it a “historic fact-checking moment” because he could not remember until “no one had ever challenged Trump about these lies he keeps telling.”