{"id":87957,"date":"2025-06-12T12:40:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=87957"},"modified":"2025-06-12T10:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:40:52","slug":"trump-caught-lying-about-date-of-phone-call-to-governor-gavin-newsom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/trump-caught-lying-about-date-of-phone-call-to-governor-gavin-newsom\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump caught lying about date of phone call to Governor Gavin Newsom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k2WT0UWFdjEkBlDf2kY\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump has attempted to one-up California Governor Gavin Newsom in their war of words, by releasing his own screenshots to Fox News to &#8220;prove&#8221; the pair had spoken on the phone on Monday. 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