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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts)
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 02:20 AM Oct 2017

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

Source: The Hill

In a new interview, President Trump praised his use of the word “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. “They had these beautiful, soft towels, very good towels. And I came in and there was a crowd of a lot of people, and they were screaming and they were loving everything,” Trump said. “I was having fun, they were having fun.”

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

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Trump: 'One of the greatest terms I've come up with is 'fake'' (Original Post) Julian Englis Oct 2017 OP
Greatest term because he was able to get his boneheads to believe him. C Moon Oct 2017 #1
They don't believe him Cary Oct 2017 #26
One of the greatest terms I've come up with is term truthisfreedom Oct 2017 #2
This is why I call him "the fake prez" instead of "the BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #3
He is a fake prez. Agreed. A traitor, and a thief. C Moon Oct 2017 #4
Is it just me... jmowreader Oct 2017 #5
... NanceGreggs Oct 2017 #9
Yes, kemosabe. Arkansas Granny Oct 2017 #18
The Bard of Avon had nothing on this guy BeyondGeography Oct 2017 #6
He's just so ignorant More_Cowbell Oct 2017 #7
He's a snot-nosed spoiled brat kid, joshdawg Oct 2017 #8
THIS BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #17
he thought he coined the term "Priming the pump" too. What an idiot. TeamPooka Oct 2017 #10
"They had these beautiful, soft towels, very good towels." NanceGreggs Oct 2017 #11
"I was having fun, they were having fun." trusty elf Oct 2017 #13
A really timely find. NCjack Oct 2017 #12
Thanks - We can use that from now on in his honor. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #16
I think it only applies the other way: Dustlawyer Oct 2017 #19
Such a self centered idiot. He sincerely believes this is genius on his part. argyl Oct 2017 #14
I think the fancy phrase for that is psychological projection. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #15
The word he's looking for is "epitomize." mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #20
Fake Christian.... and some other stuff keithbvadu2 Oct 2017 #21
"betrump" - Good one! - Bigly! keithbvadu2 Oct 2017 #22
"fake news" is nothing new krkaufman Oct 2017 #23
fake term truthisfreedom Oct 2017 #24
he may not have come up with the term, but he represents it well 0rganism Oct 2017 #25
Trump is truly the embodiment of all things Fake C_U_L8R Oct 2017 #27
May he enter history as the "Fake President" delisen Oct 2017 #28
Fox News has been called "fake news" for 20 years. Zen Democrat Oct 2017 #29
Is he going to try copyrighting that one too? defacto7 Oct 2017 #30

BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts)
3. This is why I call him "the fake prez" instead of "the
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 02:34 AM
Oct 2017

illegitimate prez". I guess he will try to trademark it like Paris Hilton did with the term "that's hot".

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
5. Is it just me...
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 02:45 AM
Oct 2017

or has anyone else noticed the longer he's squatting in the White House, the more he sounds like Tonto?

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)
7. He's just so ignorant
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 03:14 AM
Oct 2017

He doesn't seem to have reading comprehension beyond a sixth or seventh grader. Words, terms, and concepts that are familiar to most adults are utterly foreign to him, and so he thinks they're new.

The ceaseless need he has to feel important, to feel that he's smart and capable, actually makes me kind of sad. He must have a gaping hole inside him that can never be filled.

joshdawg

(2,651 posts)
8. He's a snot-nosed spoiled brat kid,
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 03:26 AM
Oct 2017

a twelve-year-old with an IQ in the single digits.
A raging narcissistic egomaniac who will never grow up to be an adult.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
12. A really timely find.
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 04:23 AM
Oct 2017

"Found: 30 Lost English Words That May Deserve a Comeback." [link:http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-30-lost-english-words|]

One of those words is:

Betrump: To deceive, cheat; to elude, slip from

Appears that the Trump family has a long history of f'screwin' folks.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
16. Thanks - We can use that from now on in his honor.
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 05:14 AM
Oct 2017

My plumber betrumped me out of $500. Sounds better in public than f**ked.

Dustlawyer

(10,497 posts)
19. I think it only applies the other way:
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 07:36 AM
Oct 2017

I betrumped my plumbing contractor out of $500.00 after he did the work I needed!

krkaufman

(13,436 posts)
23. "fake news" is nothing new
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 02:16 PM
Oct 2017

As with all things Trump, "fake news" is nothing new, just a continuation of GOP politics. "Fake News" is just an evolution of the GOP's "Liberal Media" talking point, meant to discredit any news that undercuts their mythology.

0rganism

(23,970 posts)
25. he may not have come up with the term, but he represents it well
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 02:27 PM
Oct 2017

he seems to be bucking for a dictionary illustration

delisen

(6,044 posts)
28. May he enter history as the "Fake President"
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 03:05 PM
Oct 2017

an odd fellow whom the the Russians slipped into the Oval Office during a brief interruption in our American democracy.
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