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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday mistakenly referred to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as 7-11.
I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen, down on 7-11, down at the World Trade Center, right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people Ive ever seen in action," he said during a rally Monday.
"I saw the bravest people Ive ever seen, including the construction workers, including every person down there, he continued.
Thats what New York values are about.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/276756-trump-mistakenly-refers-to-9-11-as-7-11
morningfog
(18,115 posts)liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)Can't imagine that monster as President. And we thought bu$h was evil.
MH1
(17,600 posts)The question is, who are Trump's puppeteers? Will he be an obedient puppet?
He could be a total loose cannon and take this country totally off the rails. Or, he could turn out to be an obedient puppet to some very evil people, but keep the country basically functional (because that is better for the puppeteers).
I don't think we'll know how he compares to bu$h until we have those answers.
And I hope we never have them.
no_hypocrisy
(46,114 posts)how could Trump make it down to the WTC on 9-11 (whatever . . . . ) when the NYCPD closed all streets south of West 4th Street in The Village? It was broadcast on radio and TV that lower Manhattan was sealed off.
George II
(67,782 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)And, notice how sane he sounds in the this video interview
no mention of those celebrating rooftop Muslims
, just a characteristically monotone yet clearly shaken Trump trying to cheerlead New York back from the tragedy.
no_hypocrisy
(46,114 posts)Your interview is two days later, and even that is suspect. Rudolf Giuliani, the mayor, sealed off Lower Manhattan except for emergency workers. Even residents had trouble returning for more than 10 days.
Chrisdutch
(70 posts)Kind of an interesting question at about 3:20 as to how the planes did what they did. Funny that was not asked by our media.
Botany
(70,508 posts)Initech
(100,076 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)You arrogant fucking piece of shit. Fuck you Trump and all your cretin followers.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)He spun it into an Iraq invasion, Rumplestiltskin-like.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)he don't mess up , like that, on the 2 Koreas when he stsrts the 'carpet bombing'.
elljay
(1,178 posts)because we all know that Trump has the world's best memory.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/261161-trump-defends-9-11-claims-i-have-worlds-best-memory
Thus, we must be the ones who are remembering this incorrectly.
TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)Fred Drum
(293 posts)GOLD
robertgodardfromnj
(67 posts)And this guy could potentially become president. Ugh.
Hekate
(90,690 posts)Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)Is this ad a premonition of Drumpfites, Teabaggers and Sovereign Citizens? Or are the characters portrayed here merely Ronnie Raygun's campaign staff. (The ad was made in 1980).
You decide.
Cresent City Kid
(1,621 posts)Every year after my anniversary dinner, I'll turn on the news to see if he's going there to lay a wreath or something.
how The Onion reporters missed this one ...
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Trump just never fails to entertain. Lmao!
chapdrum
(930 posts)As if he's remotely interested in governance.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)pressbox69
(2,252 posts)Hulk
(6,699 posts)He's a bumbling idiot with a ton of money he's made off the backs of us peons. Nobody ever said he was "Intelligent", and we all make verbal mistakes from time to time.
There are much greater problems with this turd for brains.
spin
(17,493 posts)and misname something. As you age it gets worse and Trump is no spring chicken. I should know as I am the same age as Trump.
Trump says a lot of things he actually means that warrant criticism. This was just a slip of the tongue.
Fred Drum
(293 posts)as a terrorist attack
you live and learn
AgerolanAmerican
(1,000 posts)virgogal
(10,178 posts)Trump bought a Slurpee, hot dog and a package of Twinkies. But he did deport the Arab that sold it to him.
lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)Dalziel3979
(72 posts)I think half the gaffes this guy makes he just does on purpose because he knows it will get him even more press attention and coverage from all sides.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Zira
(1,054 posts)Zira
(1,054 posts)I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen, down on 7-11, down at the World Trade Center, right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people Ive ever seen in action," he said during a rally Monday
Yeah, he was standing there in front of the building when the towers came down. I don't believe it.
bench scientist
(1,107 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Trump is an ass but going after him for a slip anyone could make is tasteless. Let's not stoop to his level.
Bucky
(54,013 posts)When the other guy screws up something so fundamental to his fearmongering campaign as the name of the event he's exploiting for cheap emotional punch, when his patriotism is so facile and idiotic, how could we not have some fun with him exposing his own hucksterism?
mnmoderatedem
(3,728 posts)Joe Paterno is still dead
Bucky
(54,013 posts)Or maybe there was an unreported 5th hijacking that flew into America's convenience store.