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nolabear

(41,915 posts)
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:13 AM Aug 2016

Trump "evolving?" He either lied in the primaries or is lying now.

I cannot for the life of me figure out why no one is pointing out that he swore to his fans that he would have a completely different approach to immigration than the competition. Now it simply echoes theirs, President Obama's, the efforts being made for the last decade.

He lied. He cheated to win. I'm aghast enough to want to stand on this little DU street corner and rage about it, because it's indicative of the myriad things he does that just slide by.

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Trump "evolving?" He either lied in the primaries or is lying now. (Original Post) nolabear Aug 2016 OP
His supporters do not care. They heard him say it once and that is all that matters. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #1
"Pivot" "Evolving" Jim Dandy Aug 2016 #2
I can't figure out why his base, the bigots, aren't enraged Motley13 Aug 2016 #3
I think they figure that he'll "evolve" again Raven Aug 2016 #6
This is why they're not enraged PJMcK Aug 2016 #7
^^ Two interesting and different opinions on this ^^ Both? Neither? nolabear Aug 2016 #10
He's evolving like Dreamweaver 5.0 Aug 2016 #4
That bridge has already been burnt. Curtland1015 Aug 2016 #5
He's always lying. If his mouth is moving, a lie is emerging. MineralMan Aug 2016 #8
Exactly. Plus, contradicting their own statements Hortensis Aug 2016 #14
Both - Everytime he talks, it is a lie liberal N proud Aug 2016 #9
and not only Younemeen Aug 2016 #11
You mean everyone around Trump? liberal N proud Aug 2016 #12
He lies, coming and going lillypaddle Aug 2016 #13
Trump is just making a half-hearted attempt to "pivot" Lsantos04 Aug 2016 #15
or both. he could just be lying all the time. 0rganism Aug 2016 #16

PJMcK

(21,921 posts)
7. This is why they're not enraged
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:46 AM
Aug 2016

It would require critical thinking to understand that Donald Trump has shifted his policy positions. His base lacks those mental abilities. This is why the intelligent Republicans and conservatives are not supporting Mr. Trump's candidacy.

nolabear

(41,915 posts)
10. ^^ Two interesting and different opinions on this ^^ Both? Neither?
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:54 AM
Aug 2016

I honestly don't know. Maybe both, because people can stop thought in favor of fervor before it goes very far, and they wasn't the high of the fervor.

Curtland1015

(4,404 posts)
5. That bridge has already been burnt.
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:18 AM
Aug 2016

You aren't going to fool anyone against your crazy immigration stance into forgetting it, Don. If anything, all you'll do is piss off the only voters you have left.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
14. Exactly. Plus, contradicting their own statements
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 12:15 PM
Aug 2016

very frequently, sometimes in the next sentence, is one of the defining characteristics of people with his problem.

Younemeen

(58 posts)
11. and not only
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:01 AM
Aug 2016

I think that it is not only him but it is everybody doing it... everybody lies, everybody lies extremely easily.

 

Lsantos04

(48 posts)
15. Trump is just making a half-hearted attempt to "pivot"
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 01:23 PM
Aug 2016

Of course, it's bound to backfire on him badly. Deporting the illegals was a HUGE part of his platform, and backtracking on that proposal will turn off much of his base. At the same time, the minorities he is attempting to pander to won't buy into his lies, since they know what kind of person Donald really is.

0rganism

(23,856 posts)
16. or both. he could just be lying all the time.
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 01:28 PM
Aug 2016

80% of what spews from the orange piehole is lies, and the rest is insults and baseless accusations. dude is an accomplished liar.

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