Trump backs off his backpedal on Obama terror claim
Source: Politico
Donald Trump put his foot on the gas pedal again, driving home the accusation he had reversed himself hours earlier that President Barack Obama founded the Islamic State.
Trump had eased off the claim Friday morning, blasting the media for seriously reporting what he suggested was a sarcastic comment. Ratings challenged @CNN reports so seriously that I call President Obama (and Clinton) the founder of ISIS, & MVP, Trump tweeted. THEY DON'T GET SARCASM?
He seemed to revel in the uncertainty his tweet created, boasting nearly 90 minutes later of pundits inability to figure him out. I love watching these poor, pathetic people (pundits) on television working so hard and so seriously to try and figure me out. They can't! Trump declared.
But during an afternoon rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, Trump said his initial remark wasnt that sarcastic, to be honest with you.
So I said the founder of ISIS, Trump recalled to the crowd, after accusing the president of being so weak and so bad that he allowed the Islamic State to grow. Obviously Im being sarcastic. Then but not that sarcastic, to be honest with you.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-obama-islamic-state-sarcasm-226947
landolfi
(234 posts)If you have to say "to be honest with you", you are either lying now or you were before.
AC_Mem
(1,979 posts)Right out of my fingers 😀. When he says " honestly" or "believe me" or "I have to be honest with you", it is preceded by or followed by, a lie. How can his sheep not see this?
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Freaking amazing
Wednesdays
(17,380 posts)cornball 24
(1,477 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,724 posts)that he'd backed down on his original statement, Trump thought that made him look weak so he un-backpedaled. He can't stand being thought to be weak or influenced by the "corrupt" media.
central scrutinizer
(11,650 posts)Doing that. Few cornerbacks in the NFL could keep up with routes like that.
Eugene
(61,899 posts)I didn't really mean it except maybe I did. Real presidential material... NOT.
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)There is something serious wrong with Trump.
riversedge
(70,242 posts)of tweets, she would have to drop out of race, as the media would be relentless in their criticism.
ecstatic
(32,707 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)WatchWhatISay
(3,426 posts)It was a strange yell, to be sure. But worthy of eliminating him from Democratic nomination? I never understood that.
How does Trump get away with this? Well it appears his bizzare behavior is finally starting to sink in with his worshippers, but with 3 months left to go who knows what will happen.
There is still a huge double standard when you compare what they are going after Hillary for compared what Trump has gotten away with.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)He's a danger to civilization.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Talent rolls over once again. Wow,the so called Fourth Estate is so in the bag with this Twit.
WatchWhatISay
(3,426 posts)But they will sell out for viewership
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)and they bastard themselves for the big money. The real story is,these folks are mostly overpaid Script Readers and it is the Producer of the Programming is the real Media Power Person. These folks are like a dog on a leash controlled by Media Management.
Siwsan
(26,266 posts)In the past, when he found himself in something that was really over his head, he just walked away and 99.9% of the world never even knew he had f'ed something up, again. Now the whole world is watching, and for once he is being shown for the incompetent, self centered huckster that he actually is.
Doodley
(9,092 posts)TeamPooka
(24,228 posts)jpak
(41,758 posts)so STFU all you libs
maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)was that this morning?
brooklynite
(94,589 posts)Trump would NEVER take a meeting like that.
Of course, Trump would never listen to any advice coming out the meeting either.
maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)might be going on right now.
If I were the RNC, I wouldn't take a meeting he wasn't at. Eventually they need to hear him say he understands. Which will be a lie.
TomCADem
(17,387 posts)He was dead serious! Wait, can' you take a joke.
progree
(10,908 posts)How about
He sometimes uses three words when he ought to say zero
liberal N proud
(60,335 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,148 posts)electroshock therapy.