原句：This journalist lied to the president, said he was from Taiwan.
我認為這應該是補充說明省略主詞的句型
This journalist lied to the president 和 He said he was from Taiwan
如果要合併應該是
This journalist lied to the president, saying he was from Taiwan.
才是我認為的正確寫法
所以是我弄錯還是原句本身文法有誤?