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Related: About this forumThere Is No Good Way To Explain Donald Trump’s Climate Change Tweet
Source: Huffington Post
There Is No Good Way To Explain Donald Trumps Climate Change Tweet
How do you deny saying what you clearly said?
09/27/2016 04:48 pm ET
Sam Stein
Senior Politics Editor, The Huffington Post
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. ― A number of fairly mendacious statements were made during Monday nights first presidential debate. But arguably the most brazen involved Donald Trumps views on climate change.
The GOP nominee was called to task for claiming that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese government. In response, he completely denied ever saying that.
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How can someone deny having said something with such conviction when there is readily available evidence that he did? This is the question The Huffington Post posed to several of Trumps surrogates after the debate ended Monday night. Here are their explanations.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
HUFFPOST: During the debate Donald Trump definitively said that he never once said that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. But here is a tweet where he says just that. (We attempt to show her the tweet.)
BLACKBURN: Well, I dont have my glasses on.
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How do you deny saying what you clearly said?
09/27/2016 04:48 pm ET
Sam Stein
Senior Politics Editor, The Huffington Post
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. ― A number of fairly mendacious statements were made during Monday nights first presidential debate. But arguably the most brazen involved Donald Trumps views on climate change.
The GOP nominee was called to task for claiming that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese government. In response, he completely denied ever saying that.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
How can someone deny having said something with such conviction when there is readily available evidence that he did? This is the question The Huffington Post posed to several of Trumps surrogates after the debate ended Monday night. Here are their explanations.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
HUFFPOST: During the debate Donald Trump definitively said that he never once said that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. But here is a tweet where he says just that. (We attempt to show her the tweet.)
BLACKBURN: Well, I dont have my glasses on.
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Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-climate-change-tweet_us_57eac24ae4b0c2407cda033a
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There Is No Good Way To Explain Donald Trump’s Climate Change Tweet (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2016
OP
Apparently he has tweeted it or a variation of it something like 9 times. - n/t
lapfog_1
Sep 2016
#5
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)1. These shit for brains will lie about anything. What are
They really after? What is their agenda anyway? They seem to have no legitimate goals or beliefs, what do these fucks have in store for us?
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)2. Maybe a horde of monkeys stole his computer or cellphone
and then randomly typed the tweet.
grossproffit
(5,591 posts)3. Eugene, I wanted to thank you for posting these articles for us.
rumdude
(448 posts)4. He needs to held to account for this
Hillary's campaign should follow up on it.
lapfog_1
(29,223 posts)5. Apparently he has tweeted it or a variation of it something like 9 times. - n/t
Arkansas Granny
(31,529 posts)6. Unbelievable, but this is how they operate.
Never admit a mistake or lie and never apologize.