Can I not paraphrase for brevity? I’m sorry. I’ll try and remember in future..
Are you joking about paraphrasing a quote in a headline? Your omission did not actually change the full meaning of the quote but it did change Trump’s level of certainty in his statement. The leftist propaganda press sometimes changes the complete meaning of a person’s statement when they change their quotes. In any case, it should not be done. For brevity, omitted words need an ellipsis. ...