原句：This journalist lied to the president, said he was from Taiwan.
我认为这应该是补充说明省略主词的句型
This journalist lied to the president 和 He said he was from Taiwan
如果要合并应该是
This journalist lied to the president, saying he was from Taiwan.
才是我认为的正确写法
所以是我弄错还是原句本身文法有误?