pretended

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It’s been widely reported that in the ’80s and ’90s, Trump sometimes pretended to be his own publicist, John Barron, when talking to reporters.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Dad pretended nothing had gone wrong, which felt worse than being chewed out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Purwadi had pretended to be Putri on a delivery app, using her name and photo as the account details.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“He looks like Eliot Ness,” the president declared of his veep in a televised Cabinet meeting in May while high-level administration officials pretended to laugh.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Bat didn’t feel like talking to Mrs. Martinez, so he pretended he didn’t see her and slid to the far side of the hallway as he passed.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold