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"Trump Says What He Means" (Original Post)
napkinz
Aug 2016
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Gothmog
(145,264 posts)1. Great memes
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)2. "Obama founded ISIS...
that was just sarcasm."
napkinz
(17,199 posts)11. we heard the same walk-back a few weeks ago ...
sheshe2
(83,771 posts)3. Nailed him!
MineralMan
(146,312 posts)4. Except when he doesn't, which is almost always.
The reality is that he is too stupid to even know what he means when he speaks. That's obvious to anyone who knows much at all.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)9. He's playing the media. He's the Great Manipulator ...
Donald Trumps Inflammatory Brand Of Sarcasm Is Gaslighting America
https://mediamatters.org/research/2016/08/12/donald-trump-s-inflammatory-brand-sarcasm-gaslighting-america/212364
https://mediamatters.org/research/2016/08/12/donald-trump-s-inflammatory-brand-sarcasm-gaslighting-america/212364
KMOD
(7,906 posts)6. And the saddest part of all is that he is indeed
the voice of the Republican party. He just doesn't do nuance, he flat out says what all republicans actually believe.
He has taken the mask off of the republican party, and I hope all voters are paying attention.
Trump thinking to self, They didnt get the joke/sarcasm.C'mon people i didnt mean it that way.. [link:|
napkinz
(17,199 posts)10. He called on Russia to commit espionage. Then he said he was only joking.
Now he says he was being sarcastic when he called President Obama the founder of ISIS.
What else will he now claim were examples of joking, sarcasm? His claim that Mexican immigrants are rapists? His call for a Muslim ban? His attack on the Khan family?