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UpInArms

(51,282 posts)
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 02:29 PM Aug 2016

‘Top’ of the lie: Donald Trump caught embellishing story about meeting with Chicago police brass

Source: Daily News

The "top" cop Donald Trump claimed earlier this week to have met in Chicago was simply a "qualified" officer, the GOP nominee's spokeswoman admitted Wednesday.

Trump was caught in an apparent fabrication during an interview with Bill O'Reilly Monday, when he told the Fox News Channel commentator that he had met with a "top" Chicago Police Department officer with whom he discussed how "tough police tactics" could help quell the city's violence.

"I'm sure he's got a strategy," Trump added about the officer he met with. "I didn't ask him his strategy."

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In a statement to NBC Chicago, department spokesman Frank Giancamilli said that "no one in the senior command at CPD has ever met with Donald Trump or a member of his campaign."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-caught-embellishing-story-meeting-top-chicago-article-1.2764158

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‘Top’ of the lie: Donald Trump caught embellishing story about meeting with Chicago police brass (Original Post) UpInArms Aug 2016 OP
Trump did not embellish !! left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 #1
Nah, he was just being sarcastic. trof Aug 2016 #10
Next up on Totally Predictable Theater... William Seger Aug 2016 #2
Shocked, totally shocked... 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #3
did the cop give him a letter from the NFL?? Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #4
A pathological lier. lsewpershad Aug 2016 #5
I don't think Trump has any idea what is a lie and what is the truth. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2016 #8
I don't get it jaxind Aug 2016 #6
Where do I begin .... BLACK4EVER Aug 2016 #7
that is a compulsive liar- barbtries Aug 2016 #9
I remember this "Chicago top Cop" is a 'for profit' business promoting stops for drug tests? Sunlei Aug 2016 #11

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
8. I don't think Trump has any idea what is a lie and what is the truth.
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 06:12 PM
Aug 2016

He just makes it all up as he goes along.

And if he gets caught in another lie he just changes his story to another story that might go over better.

jaxind

(1,074 posts)
6. I don't get it
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 05:23 PM
Aug 2016

What I don't get is why everyone thinks of only hilary clinton as being the untrustworthy one! Trump throws out the words lyin' and crooked but he is the worst when it comes to these offenses!!

BLACK4EVER

(39 posts)
7. Where do I begin ....
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 06:02 PM
Aug 2016

Donald Trump lies as easy as he breathes.He cannot help himself, it's who he is. His supporters don't want to see this character flaw in The Donald because _______________ (you fill in the blank). But if his fans must suspend reality to vote for Donald Trump they are very gullible to fall for the Con Man's pitch. I think one of the few truths coming from Trump was when he said "he loves the low education voter".

barbtries

(28,789 posts)
9. that is a compulsive liar-
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:03 PM
Aug 2016

he does it for practice. he does it when he doesn't have to do it. he does it even though he must know he will be exposed.

who could support this person

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
11. I remember this "Chicago top Cop" is a 'for profit' business promoting stops for drug tests?
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 10:56 AM
Aug 2016

on every person outside their homes.

I think I remember the 'Cop' was in New Zealand last month and told their government the USA uses the 'drug test everyone' in some American cities. He's trying to sell his 'for profit' drug war to NZ.

I guess Republicans trump watches so much youtube, facebook and twitter news he's mixed up his reality with what he has seen on the internet.

That's a big sign he needs a vacation away from the stress.

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