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highplainsdem

(48,978 posts) Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:37 PM Apr 2018

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"I am more a Spy than he is" - Trump on Christian pastor on trial in Turkey

Link to tweet

Pastor Andrew Brunson, a fine gentleman and Christian leader in the United States, is on trial and being persecuted in Turkey for no reason. They call him a Spy, but I am more a Spy than he is. Hopefully he will be allowed to come home to his beautiful family where he belongs!

I want to make it clear that I'm in no way meaning to belittle the plight of Andrew Brunson.

But for Trump, with all his ties to Russia, to tweet "I am more a Spy than he is"...

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"I am more a Spy than he is" - Trump on Christian pastor on trial in Turkey (Original Post) highplainsdem Apr 2018 OP

Yes, Trump. Yes you are. blake2012 Apr 2018 #1

OMG, Trump told the truth!!! no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #2

I'll buy that. nt dflprincess Apr 2018 #3

Whoops! krispos42 Apr 2018 #4

This is already getting a LOT of attention on Twitter. highplainsdem Apr 2018 #5

His Freudian slip is showing. nt Codeine Apr 2018 #6

Defintely. highplainsdem Apr 2018 #7

Tweet from Australian journalist/editor Chris Zappone: highplainsdem Apr 2018 #8

Normally, I'd say don't repeat his words. But this is a good one :) sharedvalues Apr 2018 #9

Water Shaub tweet: highplainsdem Apr 2018 #10

Lol, remember that reporter that was working on the Trump Jr. collusion story? renegade000 Apr 2018 #11

GMTA: highplainsdem Apr 2018 #15

Is Trump teasing those who know or think he is a foreign agent? Doodley Apr 2018 #12

Possibly. highplainsdem Apr 2018 #13

Russian Spy. sarcasmo Apr 2018 #14

RT tweet & story about Trump's tweet: highplainsdem Apr 2018 #16

Slip of the tongue. cstanleytech Apr 2018 #17

and yet you had glowing praise and congrats for Erdogan mr prez mnmoderatedem Apr 2018 #18

A Spy? Did his hotels keep visitor logs on guests? bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #19

blake2012

(1,294 posts)

1. Yes, Trump. Yes you are.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:38 PM

Apr 2018

no_hypocrisy

(46,110 posts)

2. OMG, Trump told the truth!!!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:41 PM

Apr 2018

Hold the presses! Call the Editor! Get ready to change the front page!

dflprincess

(28,078 posts)

3. I'll buy that. nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:42 PM

Apr 2018

krispos42

(49,445 posts)

4. Whoops!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:45 PM

Apr 2018

Little bit of truth lashed out, didn't it, Two Scoops?

highplainsdem

(48,978 posts)

5. This is already getting a LOT of attention on Twitter.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:47 PM

Apr 2018

Expect to see articles about the reaction soon.

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

6. His Freudian slip is showing. nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:47 PM

Apr 2018

highplainsdem

(48,978 posts)

7. Defintely.

Reply to Codeine (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:52 PM

Apr 2018

highplainsdem

(48,978 posts)

8. Tweet from Australian journalist/editor Chris Zappone:

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:55 PM

Apr 2018

Link to tweet

"I am more a Spy than he is." A remarkable tweet from an account that produces its fair share of remarkable tweets.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)

9. Normally, I'd say don't repeat his words. But this is a good one :)

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:56 PM

Apr 2018

Good work selecting his words carefully to emphasize the truth.

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in general for retweets, though:

... don’t retweet him. “Think of Trump as a puppeteer, his tweets as the strings, and anyone who retweets/shares him as the puppet,” he writes. “Cut the damn strings!”

highplainsdem

(48,978 posts)

10. Water Shaub tweet:

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 11:00 PM

Apr 2018

Link to tweet

renegade000

(2,301 posts)

11. Lol, remember that reporter that was working on the Trump Jr. collusion story?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 11:02 PM

Apr 2018

And Trump Jr. just tweets out incriminating evidence?

I can just see Mueller going, "I've been spending months and months investigating...and he just...tweeted it out..."

highplainsdem

(48,978 posts)

15. GMTA:

Reply to renegade000 (Reply #11)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 11:30 PM

Apr 2018

Link to tweet

Doodley

(9,091 posts)

12. Is Trump teasing those who know or think he is a foreign agent?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 11:10 PM

Apr 2018

highplainsdem

(48,978 posts)

13. Possibly.

Reply to Doodley (Reply #12)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 11:11 PM

Apr 2018

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

14. Russian Spy.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 11:26 PM

Apr 2018

Spy vs Spy

highplainsdem

(48,978 posts)

16. RT tweet & story about Trump's tweet:

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 11:46 PM

Apr 2018

Link to tweet

cstanleytech

(26,291 posts)

17. Slip of the tongue.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 03:45 AM

Apr 2018

mnmoderatedem

(3,728 posts)

18. and yet you had glowing praise and congrats for Erdogan mr prez

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:19 AM

Apr 2018

this type of thing is the result of dictatorial type leaders you dumb ass.

bucolic_frolic

(43,162 posts)

19. A Spy? Did his hotels keep visitor logs on guests?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:35 AM

Apr 2018

You know, stuff like who's sleeping with who?

Are there any audio tapes?

Wasn't there something in the campaign about CCTV security in one of his Virginia residences.

People at the top of society act to protect themselves, and they should, and part of that is being aware of what's going on, and part of that is surveillance, security guards, and the like.

Is that what's on your mind, highplainsdem?

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