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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Fri Feb 17, 2017, 10:28 AM Feb 2017

Was yesterday the first time in history a president was (contemporaneously) caught lying at...

Was yesterday the first time in history a president was (contemporaneously) caught lying at a press conference as Drumpf was when he lied about the size of his Electoral College win?

Presidents have lied before but I can not remember an instance where a president was (contemporaneously) checked.

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Was yesterday the first time in history a president was (contemporaneously) caught lying at... (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 OP

And, that wasn't all he lied about.. Cha Feb 2017 #1

I only heard him lie once. world wide wally Feb 2017 #2

They need to check him Live...on each and every lie... HipChick Feb 2017 #3

I couldn't believe the whole electoral victory margin thing. denverbill Feb 2017 #4

Even if it was true which it wasn't he was bragging about a margin of victory greater than... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #5

His election was actually the biggest loss in history measured by popular vote. denverbill Feb 2017 #6

Cha

(297,240 posts)

1. And, that wasn't all he lied about..

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 10:31 AM

Feb 2017

Link to tweet

Just to name one more lie

world wide wally

(21,743 posts)

2. I only heard him lie once.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 10:47 AM

Feb 2017

That whole part between the beginning and the end.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

3. They need to check him Live...on each and every lie...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 10:49 AM

Feb 2017

denverbill

(11,489 posts)

4. I couldn't believe the whole electoral victory margin thing.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 11:15 AM

Feb 2017

He claimed to have the greatest margin since Reagan, then said he meant by a Republican, then said 'Well it was a really big win right?' after being slapped down twice. And you know what? It was one of the smallest in history. It ranks 46th out of 56 and it was the smallest by any recent President except for Shrub's tiny wins in 2000 and 2004.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_Electoral_College_margin

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

5. Even if it was true which it wasn't he was bragging about a margin of victory greater than...

Reply to denverbill (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 11:18 AM

Feb 2017

Even if it was true which it wasn't he was bragging about a margin of victory greater than just two presidents.

denverbill

(11,489 posts)

6. His election was actually the biggest loss in history measured by popular vote.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 11:24 AM

Feb 2017

His popular vote margin of -2.1% was third worst, but his 2.8 million vote deficit was easily the biggest in history, topping GWB by 2 million.

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