Michael Moore says Trump could be ‘lying about having COVID-19’ to garner sympathy

A major critic of President Trump is “raising the possibility” that the president may not be telling the truth about contracting the coronavirus.

Writing to Facebook on Friday, liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore floated the idea that Trump was using word of a positive COVID-19 test to gain affection from voters ahead of the election.

“He’s an evil genius and I raise the possibility of him lying about having COVID-19 to prepare us and counteract his game,” Moore wrote. “He knows being sick tends to gain one sympathy. He’s not above weaponizing this.”

Moore added that he believes the president could be lying about testing positive for COVID-19 because he is behind Democratic nominee Joe Biden in most major national polls.

“He’s losing the election. And he knows it,” Moore said. “It’s not 2016. He was hated in 2016, but he’s hated even more now. Millions of Americans are ON FIRE and on the verge of serving him up a major league ass-whooping and a record landslide defeat.”

Trump and first lady Melania Trump both said on Friday they tested positive for COVID-19 and are quarantining in the White House.