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red dog 1

(27,866 posts)
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 04:29 PM Jan 2016

Trump: I'd be a "much different person" as president

CBS News
January 3, 2016


Donald Trump said he would be a "much different person" as president of the United States as compared to his persona as a Republican presidential candidate.

"I would be very enthusiastic, like I am right now, toward the country..We need spirit..We need a cheerleader," he said in an interview that aired on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday.

"President Obama's a bad cheerleader..I thought he would be a good cheerleader..I thought he'd be a great cheerleader actually," Trump added.

He said he thought he would still give rallies if he is elected president in 2016, but otherwise would "probably not talk as much."
He explained that he had to defend himself while "getting hit from 15 different sides" by the other candidates.

One thing he wouldn't change: His blunt style.

"Here's the problem with political correctness. It takes too long. We don't have time," he said.
As an example, he pointed to his use of the term "anchor babies" to discuss children born in the U.S. to immigrants who are in the country illegally.
The term is considered offensive by some in the Hispanic community, but Trump said
"we don't have time" for a longer definition that refers to the parents as undocumented.

More:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-says-he-would-be-a-much-different-person-as-president/

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Trump: I'd be a "much different person" as president (Original Post) red dog 1 Jan 2016 OP
Oh. So he is play acting and lying to get elected. Then the honesty starts. Got it. Buzz Clik Jan 2016 #1
hey don, who cares? spanone Jan 2016 #2
That can't be George Carlin, can it? red dog 1 Jan 2016 #7
Ah, the Etch-A-Sketch strategy. BarbaRosa Jan 2016 #3
He'd be a "much different person" by acting just the same? Huh uppityperson Jan 2016 #4
America certainly needs a much different person as President. nt pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #5
Yeah well duh. EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #6
Trump, you are a piece of shit bigot. PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #8
Ah, so. Trump is wearing a mask. SDjack Jan 2016 #9

EdwardBernays

(3,343 posts)
6. Yeah well duh.
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 05:02 PM
Jan 2016

Does anyone think politicians running for office are the same as politicians in office?

Surely no one actually believes that.

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