Very well said.
FWIW, I looked up the youtube segment of Trump’s Veteran fundraiser in which, according to JoSixChip, an “Afghanistan war veteran” “reported” the story of “the guy” who fixed Trump’s flat tire etc etc.
It was actually Reverend Jerry Falwell, Jr. who “reported” (repeated) the paid mortgage story, again without any names or facts, while standing on stage next to Trump.
In exchange for Falwell’s previously announced endorsement, of course. You can google it; I can’t get the link to copy.
For an interesting comparison, here’s what happened when Trump tried to trade a free hotel room for the endorsement of an Iowa evangelical leader, and failed to get it. Accusations were hurled and denied; decide for yourself whom you believe: