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demmiblue

(36,855 posts) Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:20 AM Sep 2017

Trump suggests Facebook colluded with media against him

Source: The Hill

President Trump on Wednesday seemed to suggest that Facebook had colluded with the news media against him during the 2016 presidential election.

"Facebook was always anti-Trump.The Networks were always anti-Trump hence,Fake News @nytimes (apologized) & @WaPo were anti-Trump. Collusion?" the president tweeted.

He added: "But the people were Pro-Trump! Virtually no President has accomplished what we have accomplished in the first 9 months-and economy roaring."

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/352641-trump-accuses-facebook-of-colluding-with-media-against-him

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Trump suggests Facebook colluded with media against him (Original Post) demmiblue Sep 2017 OP

If he's saying that, then the Russians and FB must have been working together... Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #1

+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #4

The truth is always the opposite of what he says dalton99a Sep 2017 #2

Yep! You got it! n/m machoneman Sep 2017 #7

Exactly right gohuskies Sep 2017 #8

Not a new tactic of course. The GOP has been using it for years now LiberalLovinLug Sep 2017 #15

He's only been there for eight months, not nine. Can't even count! And he's accomplished exactly.. George II Sep 2017 #3

Yes... no president has accomplished absolutely NOTHING like you have. Zoonart Sep 2017 #5

Trump projection. He knew all along. Freethinker65 Sep 2017 #6

"Virtually no President has accomplished what we have accomplished.." - EXACTLY ZERO !!!!!! groundloop Sep 2017 #9

Oh gads! He's so full of LIES and pigshit... WePurrsevere Sep 2017 #10

And this too, also: demmiblue Sep 2017 #11

Ooo... Purrfect! I definitely need one of those too with this admin. nt WePurrsevere Sep 2017 #12

Mr. Orwell strikes again. nt TeamPooka Sep 2017 #13

Give the whining crybaby a bottle! riversedge Sep 2017 #14

Wounded Bear

(58,661 posts)

1. If he's saying that, then the Russians and FB must have been working together...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:21 AM

Sep 2017

to get him elected.

dalton99a

(81,513 posts)

4. +1

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:24 AM

Sep 2017

dalton99a

(81,513 posts)

2. The truth is always the opposite of what he says

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:22 AM

Sep 2017

machoneman

(4,007 posts)

7. Yep! You got it! n/m

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:39 AM

Sep 2017

n/m

gohuskies

(1,156 posts)

8. Exactly right

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:40 AM

Sep 2017

This is the bully tactic he always falls back to when he is exposed and really only resonates with his basket of deplorable flock of sheep. This is what we have seen dragging the country further into the cesspool of this administration.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)

15. Not a new tactic of course. The GOP has been using it for years now

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 02:34 PM

Sep 2017

Why? Because it actually works. At least for a significant portion of the population. I don't know the actual psychological reasons for this, but they know they have tapped into a powerful weapon against us.

They consistently accuse Democrats of exactly what they have been accused of. Sometimes they get ahead of the game, like Trump calling the election "rigged" before November. For two purposes, one is that if he lost, he could declare that he was robbed as he had predicted. And if he won, and anyone else declared the election rigged for him, they had no credibility because of the fact that they all scoffed at the idea when he said it.

But what it does is immediately put the Democrats, or other liberal groups and institutions that are targeted on the defensive. And the MSM feel compelled to waste time interrogating them on these fake accusations instead of focusing on what Republicans are doing. And it muddies the water over all. At the very least it stokes the myth that both parties are equally corrupt and duplicitous.

George II

(67,782 posts)

3. He's only been there for eight months, not nine. Can't even count! And he's accomplished exactly..

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:22 AM

Sep 2017

...ZERO since January 20. ZERO.

Notice that he keeps talking about how much he's accomplished but can't say specifically what it is?

Zoonart

(11,868 posts)

5. Yes... no president has accomplished absolutely NOTHING like you have.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:27 AM

Sep 2017

No president has divided the nation like you have and no president has disgraced the. nation. like you have. CONGRATS ON ALL THESE FIRSTS!

Freethinker65

(10,023 posts)

6. Trump projection. He knew all along.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:29 AM

Sep 2017

As soon as he is getting caught doing something illegal/unethical/improper,embarrassing, he accuses the other side of doing it (deals with Russia, misuse of Charity/Foundation money/ Sex scandals/ lack of stamina and fitness, etc).