Even in an election that976 Archivesbeyond the normal bounds of weird, this tweet is weirddddddd.
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Ivanka Trump denied Peretti's claim.
"I am not sure if this was meant to be a joke, but in case there is any ambiguity, this is a complete and total lie," she told BuzzFeed.
Trump staffers also fired back at Peretti on Twitter.
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Yea. BuzzFeed staffers to their credit had some great responses.
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BuzzFeedconfirmed on its debate liveblog that the tweet had been published by Peretti.
Peretti backed up the story to a BuzzFeed reporter, claiming that he heard Ivanka Trump say the words about eight to 10 years ago at a bar in New York City.
Peretti's wife is also told BuzzFeedthat she heard the quote.
BuzzFeeddeclined to make Peretti available for an interview or to comment further on the situation.
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