Trump doubles down on scary helicopter trip story

Trump says he shared the ride with former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown who told him "terrible things" about Kamala Harris.

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But it turns out another California politician, Nate Holden, did accompany Trump decades ago on a turbulent chopper ride, US media report.

Both Mr Brown and Mr Holden are black.

The former president said during a news conference that he and Mr Brown had gone "down" in a helicopter together and Mr Brown had been "a little concerned".

The story became an issue after Trump recounted it on Thursday, in response to a question about Mr Brown's relationship with Kamala Harris. The pair dated in the 1990s.

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