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inanna

(3,547 posts) Sat Nov 28, 2015, 04:25 PM Nov 2015

Trump reframes claim that Muslims cheered 9/11

Source: Reuters

Sat Nov 28, 2015 2:42pm EST

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday reframed his claim that he saw Muslims in Jersey City, New Jersey, cheering the attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001 by asserting the sentiment was shared worldwide.

“Worldwide, the Muslims were absolutely going wild,” the real estate mogul said at a campaign rally in Sarasota, Florida.

Trump came under fire a week ago for saying at another rally and in a nationally televised appearance that he watched thousands of people in Jersey City cheer the World Trade Center’s implosion. Fact checkers debunked his claim.

Still, the race ahead of the November 2016 presidential election has taken a sharp turn toward focusing on terrorism in the aftermath of the attacks in Paris two weeks ago. Trump has been among the most vocal of the Republican candidates in raising skepticism about Muslims living in the United States. When prompted by a reporter, he said he would not oppose creating a national database that tracks Muslims in the country.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/28/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKBN0TH0OS20151128?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

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Trump reframes claim that Muslims cheered 9/11 (Original Post) inanna Nov 2015 OP

Trump is an old Blunderbuss houston16revival Nov 2015 #1

So he just escalated to pure bigotry. Eugene Nov 2015 #2

“Worldwide, the Muslims were absolutely going wild,” awoke_in_2003 Nov 2015 #3

And blew it invading Iraq nt 7962 Nov 2015 #4

exactly. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2015 #11

In Iran, stadiums were filled with candlelight vigils Adenoid_Hynkel Nov 2015 #9

Yep. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2015 #10

How predictable. n/t AngryOldDem Nov 2015 #5

There was some footage of a small group of Palestinians celebrating shown on CNN CJCRANE Nov 2015 #6

I'm pretty sure you're right. n/t inanna Nov 2015 #7

No, the "old footage" claim is what was false. They WERE celebrating. 7962 Nov 2015 #13

Keep moving those goal posts, Donald Adenoid_Hynkel Nov 2015 #8

I forgot about that. Wasnt he supposed to have proof years ago? 7962 Nov 2015 #14

Trump just keeps on digging his own grave prouddemfromaustin44 Nov 2015 #12

houston16revival

(953 posts)

1. Trump is an old Blunderbuss

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 04:41 PM

Nov 2015

He echoes himself in a cascade of caricature and exaggeration

No idea too large or small to aggrandize about

A circus barker

Even his rhetoric is laden with big overblown ideas

"Worldwide" ... did you expect New Jersey to hold the bombast for too much longer?

Eugene

(61,965 posts)

2. So he just escalated to pure bigotry.

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 04:53 PM

Nov 2015

Beneath the bluster, does that idiot realize the folly
of declaring a billion Muslims to be our enemies?

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

3. “Worldwide, the Muslims were absolutely going wild,”

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 04:56 PM

Nov 2015

actually, almost all weren't, dumbass. It was the one time our country had almost universal good will.

7962

(11,841 posts)

4. And blew it invading Iraq nt

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 05:03 PM

Nov 2015

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

11. exactly. nt

Reply to 7962 (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 09:17 PM

Nov 2015

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)

9. In Iran, stadiums were filled with candlelight vigils

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 08:26 PM

Nov 2015

the vast, vast, vast majority of muslims condemned the attacks.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

10. Yep. nt

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 09:16 PM

Nov 2015

AngryOldDem

(14,061 posts)

5. How predictable. n/t

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 05:08 PM

Nov 2015

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)

6. There was some footage of a small group of Palestinians celebrating shown on CNN

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 05:19 PM

Nov 2015

but I'm pretty sure that was debunked as library footage of another event, or at least not exactly what it was claimed to be.

inanna

(3,547 posts)

7. I'm pretty sure you're right. n/t

Reply to CJCRANE (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 05:29 PM

Nov 2015

7962

(11,841 posts)

13. No, the "old footage" claim is what was false. They WERE celebrating.

Reply to CJCRANE (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 09:41 PM

Nov 2015

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/cnn.asp
Apparently some Brazilian student made the statement that it was old, but recanted when shown to be wrong.

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)

8. Keep moving those goal posts, Donald

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 08:24 PM

Nov 2015

and maybe, in the meantime, you can get your imaginary Hawaiian birther investigators on the case and find the video the lib'rul media is hiding from you

As usual, the mainstream media will give him a pass on this and not ask him why he suddenly changed his story.

7962

(11,841 posts)

14. I forgot about that. Wasnt he supposed to have proof years ago?

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 09:42 PM

Nov 2015

He must not have enough "great people" on it

prouddemfromaustin44

(52 posts)

12. Trump just keeps on digging his own grave

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 09:17 PM

Nov 2015

I really cannot wait for his massive defeat in 2016. He's a nut who should be kept as far away from the WH as possible.

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