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Posted: 2019-07-06T07:00:24Z | Updated: 2019-07-06T12:51:47Z

Former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele is the latest person to point out a mannerism he believes indicates when President Donald Trump is lying.

America, heres your tell. Whenever the president says, I heard, shut it down, stop it, call it a lie and move on, because the next sentence, word, phrase out of his mouth will be a lie, Steele told Nicolle Wallace on Fridays broadcast of MSNBC s Deadline: White House.

I dont know who all of these people talking to him, telling him this information that hes now spewing up, added Steele, who urged the media dont write that story whenever Trump comes out with the I heard or people say.

Wallace suggested that Trumps previous references to his friend Jimmy were also a telltale sign. Jimmys never real, she claimed.

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Jimmy doesnt exist, replied Steele. Jimmy is in his head. Jimmy is running from this eyeball to that eyeball, OK, can you understand that? Let me tell you where Jimmy plays: Hes right here, he added, pointing between his eyes.

Earlier this week, CNNs fact-checking reporter Daniel Dale said Trump is usually about to lie if he tells a story in which someone calls him sir. Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, meanwhile, in April said another sign Trump had told an untruth was if he followed up with the phrase, Its true!

Check out the segment from the 15-minute mark above.

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