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underpants

(182,806 posts)
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 06:54 AM Oct 2018

LMAO Trump punks himself again (Fox News no less) and Twitter responds

Trump May Have Been Accidentally Punked By Fox News, Of All Places

Twitter users mock the president after his apparent failure to recognize sarcasm

He also repeated that claim at a rally in Iowa Tuesday night, saying “phony protesters” were supposed to be paid “and now they want to protest because they didn’t get paid yet and they want their money.”

The only problem?

Trump’s claims appear to be based on an off-hand and sarcastic comment made on Fox News.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-paid-protesters_us_5bbd6d7fe4b028e1fe42db5d

J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump
· 22h
The paid D.C. protesters are now ready to REALLY protest because they haven’t gotten their checks - in other words, they weren’t paid! Screamers in Congress, and outside, were far too obvious - less professional than anticipated by those paying (or not paying) the bills!

Jim Johnson
@Reid2Augie
Not paying bills is definitely something Trump knows all about


John Fletcher
@JohnFitz17
No one is paid to protest, people really don’t like you.


Patricia Arquette

@PattyArquette
If people were “Paid Protesters” and weren’t “Paid” as you say.. Why would they protest again? Oh right! Because none of them were paid or ever expected to be! They did it and will do it because this is their country!


Chris Murphy

@ChrisMurphyCT

US Senate candidate, CT
This a lie. Like all the others. Don’t ever allow this to feel normal. Somebody soon we will have a President doesn’t make stuff up out of thin air.


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LMAO Trump punks himself again (Fox News no less) and Twitter responds (Original Post) underpants Oct 2018 OP
In other words, protesters often joke Eric J in MN Oct 2018 #1
Wonder how many on his side that HE'S paying? calimary Oct 2018 #2
The Kochs paid The Wizard Oct 2018 #7
Weren't there people who were paid to go to the inauguration? calimary Oct 2018 #11
Checks leave a paper trail so lately Soros has been just handing me piles of cash IronLionZion Oct 2018 #3
I really do try to give George his money's worth. Hugin Oct 2018 #10
Goes to show you how the corporate media is right wing. watoos Oct 2018 #4
it's a projection and classic putin tactic AlexSFCA Oct 2018 #5
Satire, irony and sarcasm The Wizard Oct 2018 #6
It'd be alot funnier if his followers didn't believe it either...but pepperbear Oct 2018 #8
the has nothing to do with donnie not recognizing sarcasm. unblock Oct 2018 #9

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)
1. In other words, protesters often joke
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:03 AM
Oct 2018

..."Where is my check from George Soros?"

Trump took that seriously.

The Wizard

(12,545 posts)
7. The Kochs paid
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:30 AM
Oct 2018

protesters in the 09 Obamacare debate. They provided transportation and gave them $20 to raise hell at Democratic Congressional town hall meetings.
I was standing in the middle of a group of them shouting that no one but me should have healthcare, and I get mine from the Veterans Administration. They were dumbfounded and couldn't respond.

IronLionZion

(45,442 posts)
3. Checks leave a paper trail so lately Soros has been just handing me piles of cash
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:10 AM
Oct 2018

and he hasn't run out of money yet.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
4. Goes to show you how the corporate media is right wing.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:17 AM
Oct 2018

This all stems from a contribution that Soros gave to MoveOn.org years ago and it blew up from there. Meanwhile the Kochs, Mercers, and others are the real bad actors. Republicans are very good at projection.

The Wizard

(12,545 posts)
6. Satire, irony and sarcasm
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:23 AM
Oct 2018

do not register in the Republican reptilian brain. Not the sharpest knives in the drawer. How many successful Republican comedians are there?

unblock

(52,233 posts)
9. the has nothing to do with donnie not recognizing sarcasm.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 09:40 AM
Oct 2018

the implication is that if he knew it was sarcasm, he would have realized it's not true, and therefore wouldn't have run with the story.

all of that is complete nonsense. since when does donnie care about what's actually true or not? he likes the narrative that anti-donnie protesters are paid, so he's always going to run with that story, facts be damned. he likes ways of extending stories because the first lie becomes more established when you take it for granted while building a second lie on top of it. so he loves the idea that protesters are hired but then weren't actually paid.

it's all transparently false propaganda.

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