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struggle4progress

(118,273 posts)
Fri Aug 30, 2019, 08:12 PM Aug 2019

48 false claims in six days

By Daniel Dale and Tara Subramaniam, CNN
Updated 2:47 PM ET, Wed August 28, 2019

... Trump was most frequently dishonest during his August 21 exchange with reporters on the White House lawn before departing for a fundraiser and a speech to veterans in Kentucky. Over 35 minutes, he made 13 false claims. He made 12 more on Twitter and 9 during an exchange with reporters while meeting with the president of Romania on August 20.

Forty-eight false claims in six days is right about average for Trump this summer. He has averaged 7.7 false claims per day since July 8, when CNN started counting ...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/28/politics/fact-check-trump-weekly-tally-48-false-claims/index.html

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Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
1. He lies so much that he hasn't figured out that he cannot, will not be reelected.
Fri Aug 30, 2019, 08:23 PM
Aug 2019

Trump lies most to himself. And he believes his own lies.. K AND R

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
3. Yes, you are correct..not a record. But, now he is not getting away with it with more than 60
Fri Aug 30, 2019, 08:50 PM
Aug 2019

percent of the electorate. He will lose, and he will lose really big.

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