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Siwsan

(26,267 posts) Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:41 AM Jul 2016

Ok, settle down. Trump was just being SARCASTIC about the whole Russian hacking business!

Donald Trump insisted on Thursday that he wasn't being serious when he said a day earlier that he hoped Russian hackers found the more than 33,000 emails Hillary Clinton deleted from her private server.

'Of course I'm being sarcastic,' Trump said in an interview with the 'Fox & Friends' morning show, emphasizing that he had no way of knowing that Russian hackers had scoured Clinton's emails before she began culling them.
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Ok, Donald. I'm no governmental type expert, but maybe sarcasm isn't the best route to take, when discussion things concerning national security.

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Ok, settle down. Trump was just being SARCASTIC about the whole Russian hacking business! (Original Post) Siwsan Jul 2016 OP

Some foreign leaders might not do sarcasm well (i.e. North Korea) Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2016 #1

He's averaging one spin a day on this thing. LanternWaste Jul 2016 #2

Tried and true RW radio trick. Tell a sarcastic/ironic joke which any rational listener would get underpants Jul 2016 #3

Oral diarrhea is the first thing I look for in a President. merrily Jul 2016 #4

Funny how he said it in the exact same tone he says everything else. GaYellowDawg Jul 2016 #5

Sure he was, just like he said he didn't even know of the reporter with the disabilities. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #6

Here's The Clip Of Trump Asking The Russians To Hack.... global1 Jul 2016 #7

Yeah, because the one the thing the Russian are known for is their sense of humor and sarcasm nadine_mn Jul 2016 #8

This makes about the 15th time he's had to walk back an outrageous statement wishstar Jul 2016 #9

He must have gotten some calls from his lawyers. nt BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #10

Trump wouldn't know what sarcasm was if it bit him in the ass. smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #11

he's lying. spanone Jul 2016 #12

What gave that away? His moving lips?? Siwsan Jul 2016 #13

precisely! spanone Jul 2016 #14

Don Rickles is sarcastic. Drumpt is a psychopath. kairos12 Jul 2016 #15

He is a world class pathological liar Siwsan Jul 2016 #16

Ghost writer of The Art of the Deal: Trump never jokes, is humorless, just lies muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #17

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)

1. Some foreign leaders might not do sarcasm well (i.e. North Korea)

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:46 AM

Jul 2016

which is another reason why he should NEVER be POTUS. How people can look at a competent and responsible person like Hillary Clinton and a loose cannon like Trump and conclude that he is the better choice is beyond my comprehension.

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

2. He's averaging one spin a day on this thing.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:47 AM

Jul 2016

He's averaging one spin a day on this thing. Bless his little heart.

underpants

(182,826 posts)

3. Tried and true RW radio trick. Tell a sarcastic/ironic joke which any rational listener would get

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:47 AM

Jul 2016

But the conservative brain simply doesn't register irony or sarcasm. The dashboard believers take everything they hear to be the literal truth and the radio host knows that.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

4. Oral diarrhea is the first thing I look for in a President.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:51 AM

Jul 2016

GaYellowDawg

(4,447 posts)

5. Funny how he said it in the exact same tone he says everything else.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:51 AM

Jul 2016

At the very least, he was kidding on the square. "Joking" but really meaning it.

I'm sure the Faux and Fiends lapdogs just lapped it up. They really do their job well, don't they? Hey, here's bullshit. Slurp slurp.

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

6. Sure he was, just like he said he didn't even know of the reporter with the disabilities.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:56 AM

Jul 2016

Trump is a blutter - he blurts out the first thing he thinks because that is the real Trump. Make fun of him and he becomes so enraged that he can't hold back. What a vindictive asswipe, and I didn't have to blurt that out.

global1

(25,252 posts)

7. Here's The Clip Of Trump Asking The Russians To Hack....

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 10:37 AM

Jul 2016

It is far from being a sarcastic statement.

He looks into the camera and says "Russia - if you're listening....."

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)

8. Yeah, because the one the thing the Russian are known for is their sense of humor and sarcasm

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 05:48 PM

Jul 2016

what an idiot

wishstar

(5,270 posts)

9. This makes about the 15th time he's had to walk back an outrageous statement

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:08 PM

Jul 2016

His modus operandi has gotten so predictable- say something that will get massive media attention which he loves, until the blowback and outrage is so negative that he attempts a do-over with lame unconvincing explanations

BumRushDaShow

(129,078 posts)

10. He must have gotten some calls from his lawyers. nt

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:12 PM

Jul 2016

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

11. Trump wouldn't know what sarcasm was if it bit him in the ass.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:29 PM

Jul 2016

He's far too stupid and literal minded.

spanone

(135,844 posts)

12. he's lying.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:46 PM

Jul 2016

Siwsan

(26,267 posts)

13. What gave that away? His moving lips??

Reply to spanone (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:48 PM

Jul 2016

spanone

(135,844 posts)

14. precisely!

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #13)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:53 PM

Jul 2016

kairos12

(12,862 posts)

15. Don Rickles is sarcastic. Drumpt is a psychopath.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:55 PM

Jul 2016

Siwsan

(26,267 posts)

16. He is a world class pathological liar

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:56 PM

Jul 2016

No doubt about it.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

17. Ghost writer of The Art of the Deal: Trump never jokes, is humorless, just lies

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Sat Jul 30, 2016, 05:35 AM

Jul 2016

Tony Schwartz
?@tonyschwartz

Trump now says he was joking re: Russia. Here's what I know: he doesn't joke. He is humorless. What he does is lie when he gets in trouble.

https://twitter.com/tonyschwartz/status/758743664289992709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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