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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:16 AM Oct 2017

Trump: 'One of the greatest terms I've come up with is 'fake''

In a new interview, President Trump praised his use of the term “fake," saying he thinks it’s “one of the greatest” terms he’s used.

“I think one of the greatest of all terms I’ve come up with is ‘fake’,” Trump said in an interview with TBN host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R). “I guess other people have used it, perhaps over the years, but I’ve never noticed it.”

Trump has often used the term in reference to the media and news coverage throughout his campaign and presidency.

Trump’s remarks came as he defended his administration from criticism following the response to the crisis in Puerto Rico. He said the media coverage of the trip was unfair. Pointing to a specific example, he defended tossing paper towels into a crowd at a church during the visit.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/354445-trump-one-of-the-greatest-terms-ive-come-up-with-is-fake

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Hugin

(33,154 posts)
1. Okay, now Trump-a-dope claims he coined the word, "Fake".
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:20 AM
Oct 2017

Well, I suppose it takes one to know one.

Hugin

(33,154 posts)
7. Airbrushing was bad, but, it took time and skill.
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:28 AM
Oct 2017

The world ended when somebody handed Madison Ave Photoshop.


It became the Republican's answer to everything...

Natural Disaster? Photoshop.
Climate Change? Photoshop.
Lose an election? Photoshop.
Financial Collapse? Photoshop.

DVRacer

(707 posts)
13. Same thing that stood out to me.
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 06:43 PM
Oct 2017

His mindset is horrific in that if it doesn’t appear in his bubble it never was there before. Frightening

malaise

(269,026 posts)
14. breath-taking arrogance particularly
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 07:34 PM
Oct 2017

for someone for whom the acquisition of knowledge was never important.
That said I know people who believe they don't need to inform themselves on a subject to be an expert.

global1

(25,251 posts)
8. He Says It's One Of The Greatest Terms He's Used Because.....
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:29 AM
Oct 2017

any negative criticism towards him he calls it fake and any of the lies he makes up he calls facts. Believe me!!!!

That's been working for him with his base and it is further supported by Faux News.

Why wouldn't he like it?

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
9. He calls using the word "fake" original?
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:45 AM
Oct 2017

I guess with his 200-word vocabulary, "fake" stands out as something unique. This, apparently, is the way his mind works.

procon

(15,805 posts)
10. Moron For a man Trump thinks he is so smart and clever to say the word, "fake"
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 12:31 PM
Oct 2017

For a man that lives in a fake gilded fantasy world where women adore him and men are numb with envy, "fake" is his whole lifestyle. Trump thinks he really is the bombastic scripted character he portrayed in his fake TV realty show, so he is an expert on the subject.

0rganism

(23,955 posts)
15. credit where it's due: he does exemplify the term
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 07:38 PM
Oct 2017

seems like he's in the running for a dictionary illustration

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