Mark Halperin Says He Thinks Story Being Pitched To Him That ‘Would End Donald Trump’s Campaign’ Is Bogus

Journalist Mark Halperin said Wednesday he doubts the validity of a story pitched to him that “would end” former President Donald Trump’s reelection bid “if it’s true.”

The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, published a story on Tuesday alleging Trump was furious about covering the funeral of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen after initially pledging to do so, with Halperin casting doubt on its accuracy, citing its timing and Goldberg’s political motivations. Halperin, on his 2WAY platform, urged caution, saying stories with damaging allegations surfacing close to the election should be heavily scrutinized.

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“Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic just happened to publish a story two weeks before the election, with accusations against Donald Trump, some of which have been disputed for the first time, some of which have been disputed for quite some time, and the point I was making is: there’s all sorts of things being floated out there,” Halperin said. “Maybe Jeffrey Goldberg just happened to finish the story two weeks before the election … I know of one story that’s been pitched to a major newspaper and to me and for all I know to many others that I don’t believe is true. But if it’s true, as I said yesterday, it would end Donald Trump’s campaign.”

“What we’re seeing in the final days … is actors who want a certain outcome are on social media and in pitches to reporters and in the case of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg writing himself, are trying to affect the end of the race because they’re so desperate to try to pull a Comey,” he added. “I’m not pursuing the story, I don’t think it’s true, people at Mar-a-Lago calm down. All I’m saying is there are people out there pitching stuff and if it were true, it would end his campaign.”