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Soph0571

(9,685 posts) Tue Sep 11, 2018, 07:06 AM Sep 2018

Trump invents Obama quote in tweet boasting of economic performance

Source: The Independent

Donald Trump has attributed a false quote to Barack Obama in a tweet about the US economy.

The president wrote: “’President Trump would need a magic wand to get to 4% GDP,’ stated President Obama. I guess I have a magic wand, 4.2%, and we will do MUCH better than this! We have just begun.”

But Mr Obama has never said this, and during his presidency GDP exceeded 4.2 per cent on three separate occasions.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-obama-fake-quotes-gdp-us-economy-twitter-us-president-a8532131.html

You can not make this up..... well seemingly you can?!?!

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Trump invents Obama quote in tweet boasting of economic performance (Original Post) Soph0571 Sep 2018 OP

1/3 of the country will believe Trump MissMillie Sep 2018 #1

Considering the way this meme propagated Codeine Sep 2018 #2

Yep... this made it into my Los Angeles Times letter section this morning... lies upon lies.... bsiebs Sep 2018 #13

So once again, Trump LIES to make himself look better and... WePurrsevere Sep 2018 #3

Insane Afromania Sep 2018 #4

Lying piece of crap ... proves constantly what an ass he is and that he'll backstab anyone ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #5

GUARANTEE this will be a meme on FB and shared a million times. 7962 Sep 2018 #6

republican lies are dangerous for America Achilleaze Sep 2018 #7

Right now this is the only card in his hand. forgotmylogin Sep 2018 #8

"Our Father, who art in heaven...lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil." Amen olegramps Sep 2018 #9

He would make outrageous claims. djacq Sep 2018 #10

I've stopped using the word "gaslighting" to describe what he does.. JHan Sep 2018 #11

Like Obama would say some classless Liberalagogo Sep 2018 #12

MissMillie

(38,560 posts)

1. 1/3 of the country will believe Trump

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 07:07 AM

Sep 2018

Unfortunately.

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

2. Considering the way this meme propagated

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 07:15 AM

Sep 2018

itself across social media, a large cross-section of the populace believes this to be a real quote. People are stupid.

bsiebs

(688 posts)

13. Yep... this made it into my Los Angeles Times letter section this morning... lies upon lies....

Reply to Codeine (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 11:32 AM

Sep 2018

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

3. So once again, Trump LIES to make himself look better and...

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 07:19 AM

Sep 2018

takes credit for something that isn't truly his. I'm shocked... NOT!

Afromania

(2,768 posts)

4. Insane

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 07:20 AM

Sep 2018

SWBTATTReg

(22,130 posts)

5. Lying piece of crap ... proves constantly what an ass he is and that he'll backstab anyone ...

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 07:44 AM

Sep 2018

and do anything to gain anything. I would never ever trust this sniveling little coward, and by now, everyone should know this. Ask any of your rump fans (for those of us who manage to deal w/ people who like rump) if they would trust this little piece of crap w/ their money...I'm serious...go ask any of the contractors and others who got stiffed by rump.

No wonder he was shipped to military school...he IS a spoiled, ignorant brat.

7962

(11,841 posts)

6. GUARANTEE this will be a meme on FB and shared a million times.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 08:00 AM

Sep 2018

I saw one last week about Ariana grande "at John McCains funeral..." They cant even get EASY shit right.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

7. republican lies are dangerous for America

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 08:33 AM

Sep 2018

republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America

forgotmylogin

(7,529 posts)

8. Right now this is the only card in his hand.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 09:02 AM

Sep 2018

He's likely aware Mueller has his ducks in a row, and RedDon is going with the "but my performance is so good you can't fire me" like he's on his own reality show.

olegramps

(8,200 posts)

9. "Our Father, who art in heaven...lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil." Amen

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 09:34 AM

Sep 2018

djacq

(1,634 posts)

10. He would make outrageous claims.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 10:07 AM

Sep 2018

[link:

JHan

(10,173 posts)

11. I've stopped using the word "gaslighting" to describe what he does..

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 10:10 AM

Sep 2018

It's not like a relationship where one partner exploits the trust of his/her partner.

Trump just loves lying for every damn thing. The only reason his approval rating hasn't sunk below 30 is the cultish sycophancy of the Republican base.

Liberalagogo

(1,770 posts)

12. Like Obama would say some classless

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 11:00 AM

Sep 2018

dick-comparison joke.

Sounds more like something an insecure dickless wonder would make up.

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