General Discussion

Here is a list of people Donald Trump has claimed he never met, does not know, or barely knows:

Lil Jon (Rapper): Claimed not to know him, despite the rapper appearing on The Celebrity Apprentice and Trump previously calling him a "great friend".
Gordon Sondland (EU Ambassador): Stated he didn't know him well, despite appointing him and having photos with him.
Lev Parnas & Igor Fruman (Giuliani Associates): Denied knowing the Ukrainian-born businessmen implicated in his impeachment inquiry.
Miles Taylor (DHS Chief of Staff): Claimed he never met the senior aide, despite photos of them together in the Oval Office.
E. Jean Carroll (Accuser): Denied knowing her after she accused him of sexual assault.
William Taylor (Diplomat): Denied knowing the top US diplomat to Ukraine.
Marie Yovanovitch (Ukraine Ambassador): Denied knowing her.
Greta Thunberg (Climate Activist): Denied knowing her.
Anthony Scaramucci (White House Communications Director): Claimed he barely knew him.
George Conway (Attorney/Husband of Kellyanne Conway): Claimed he barely knew him.
Matthew Whitaker (Acting Attorney General): Claimed not to know him, indicating a strained relationship.
Prince Andrew (British Royal): Claimed he did not know him, despite photos of them together at Mar-a-Lago.
Others mentioned in reports include: Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Gen. John Allen, columnist David Brooks, and former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Trump has also made contradictory statements regarding his acquaintance with Vladimir Putin, moving from boasting about meeting him to stating he has "never met" him.