Trump Posts Fabricated Kennedy Quote Targeting Obama on Health Care

President Trump shared a doctored social media post falsely attributing a $120 million health care fraud accusation to Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, who never said it.

Trump shared the fabricated quote on Monday via social media.
The post falsely attributed to Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) a claim that Barack Obama earned $120 million from a health care scheme.
Kennedy did not make the statement; the quote is fabricated.
The Hill confirmed no record of Kennedy making any such accusation.
The White House had not issued a correction as of publication.

President Trump on Monday shared a fabricated quote falsely attributed to Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) accusing former President Barack Obama of pocketing $120 million through a health care scheme, according to a report by The Hill.

Kennedy never made the statement. No record exists of the Louisiana Republican leveling that accusation, and the quote has been identified as a fabrication circulating on social media.

Trump posted the fake Kennedy quote without correction or caveat. The White House did not issue a retraction, The Hill reported.

Kennedy's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Obama's representatives have not commented publicly on the post.

The incident follows a pattern of unverified or false claims amplified from the presidential social media account. No health care fraud case matching the post's description has been filed or publicly cited by any federal agency.

Whether Trump removes or corrects the post is expected to become clear in the coming days as pressure mounts from fact-checkers and Kennedy's own office.