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Stuart G

(38,434 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2018, 06:49 AM Oct 2018

The "No Proof" comment from Trump is an admission that he lied. (almost an apology)

... He is contradicting his own statement. I believe he was told he had to correct that statement to protect the Republican Party in the upcoming election. It is the closest thing I have seen that he admits that he lied.
..He then says that there "might be"...to soften the blow, but the original statement, "I have no proof" is something I don't think I have ever seen. Like saying, "I was wrong" but a softer way of saying it. By admitting that he has "no proof" he is trying to take that comment, about middle eastern people in the caravan out of the news. It is almost like saying, "I made a mistake on that one"....but not using those words.
...Almost an apology. ..."I was wrong"....this story is now on the Latest News... Here is link:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142185103

Here is a link to the Washington Post story, where he makes that comment, posted by DonViejo..this was posted yesterday..10/23, Tuesday, at 4:53pm

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pence-seeks-to-bolster-trumps-unsubstantiated-claim-of-middle-easterners-in-a-migrant-caravan/2018/10/23/048ce726-d6d2-11e8-83a2-d1c3da28d6b6_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d9f51da0654c

Here are the exact words from that Washington Post story:
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President Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that he has no proof that people of Middle Eastern descent have joined a large migrant caravan moving toward the U.S.-Mexico border, tempering a claim he has made in recent days.

“There’s no proof of anything. But there could very well be,” Trump said in remarks in the Oval Office on Tuesday afternoon.

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The "No Proof" comment from Trump is an admission that he lied. (almost an apology) (Original Post) Stuart G Oct 2018 OP

Add to that people are starting to find out they'll pay a lot more taxes this year duforsure Oct 2018 #1

Yes, people are finding out they will not get a so called "tax break" that the rich get.. Stuart G Oct 2018 #2

Nearly Anything Is "Very Well Could Be" ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #3

It is not a retraction, but it was an admission that he could be wrong.. Stuart G Oct 2018 #4

I Can See How You Interpreted It That Way ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #5

And his followers follow him blindly Andy823 Oct 2018 #6

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

1. Add to that people are starting to find out they'll pay a lot more taxes this year

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 06:54 AM

Oct 2018

After trump and the gop claimed they would get back more, and they are scared the American people will realize this before this election, and be even more pissed at their lying.

Stuart G

(38,434 posts)

2. Yes, people are finding out they will not get a so called "tax break" that the rich get..

Reply to duforsure (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 07:09 AM

Oct 2018

That is true. And I think I read that someone from our side, (Maybe it was Beto, not sure) pointed out that corporations are going to be paying much less with the latest tax cut. ) That the tax cut was really for the corporations and the rich, rather than the general population..

Perhaps that is why he said that. I really don't know why he said, "I don't know." It almost looks like an "apology" for making a statement. I believe he has never apologized for anything he has said. Like saying, "I made a mistake" Yes, it is not saying that, but it is close to saying that.. Almost like saying ...
..."I was uninformed on that one...but it might be true"

..That is my opinion on this. Has he ever said something like this ? Strange. This may be an apology masked in some sort of ugly statement. Almost like.........
Oh, I made a mistake..he says, don't pay any attention to that, please move on to something else.

ProfessorGAC

(65,066 posts)

3. Nearly Anything Is "Very Well Could Be"

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 07:29 AM

Oct 2018

That's not an admission of anything. We all know he pulled this out of thin air and that it's nonsense, but this it NOT a retraction of any sort.

Stuart G

(38,434 posts)

4. It is not a retraction, but it was an admission that he could be wrong..

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 07:32 AM

Oct 2018

Even that is a first for him.
...... He never admits he is wrong on anything. He doesn't correct his idiotic statements. That is why this one stood out to me..

ProfessorGAC

(65,066 posts)

5. I Can See How You Interpreted It That Way

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 08:22 AM

Oct 2018

Me, i'm not so generous. He's not backing down on anything and i don't see an admission of being wrong. I see an ass covering by saying "i can't prove it" but he's not saying he's wrong.

Andy823

(11,495 posts)

6. And his followers follow him blindly

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 08:28 AM

Oct 2018

No matter what he does his "cult" followers refuse to question him. Of course a large number of them are racists, nazis, KKK, white nationalists, and lets not forget the highly "gullible"!

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