The White House is now claiming Trump hadn't heard the words "white power" on the video he posted

[highplainsdem]

Last edited Sun Jun 28, 2020, 12:11 PM - Edit history (1)

Tweet from Bloomberg's WH correspondent Jordan Fabian:

Link to tweet

President Trump's retweet of a video showing a support shouting "white power" has been deleted

WH said Trump "did not hear the one statement made on the video"

Not paying attention to details is "typical of Trump," John Bolton said earlier on CNN

Yeah, as if Trump would not have listened to the video at all. You hear "white power" less than 10 seconds into the video.


Earlier OP about Trump's tweet being deleted (but not the tweet he was reposting, so you can see the video if you haven't already with the link included here):

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213666632




Editing to add a tweet from the AP's Jonathan Lemire with more of that WH statement:

Link to tweet

And a cleanup statement from White House spokesman Judd Deere:

“President Trump is a big fan of The Villages. He did not hear the one statement made on the video. What he did see was tremendous enthusiasm from his many supporters.”

[onecaliberal]

1. Trump is just too weak and feeble to be president.

[empedocles]

2. WH excuse plan B - 'just joking'

[SoonerPride]

14. I came to post the same reply. "It was just a joke!"

It’s your fault that you don’t have a sense of humor!

[samsingh]

3. if that is the case, how can we trust such an irresponsible idiot ?

we can't

[jcgoldie]

4. Its amazing anyone in the white house gets anything done at all...

...As much time as they spend covering up and explaining away the presidents self inflicted wounds.

[NCDem47]

5. For someone purporting to be the smartest...

Soooooooo much gets by him. He doesn't see or hear anything.

[Cirque du So-What]

6. Distractions won't work this time

We’ve come too far to get drawn into this infantile game.

[blogslut]

7. He is a big nazi baby

[tulipsandroses]

8. Didn't pay attention for 10 seconds, doesn't read his PDB so doesn't get important intel

This guy is the president?
And no condemnation of the person saying it either.

[LizBeth]

9. He heard it, it just didn't register as a problem.

[Blue_true]

10. Yeah Trump. Maybe you should stop handling glowering hot embers,

because every few seconds a flame ignites.

[GoCubsGo]

11. Hard to say whats worse...

That he tweeted that shit, feigning ignorance after getting caught, or that this kind of shit has become normalized. It's not like this is the first time this kind of thing has happened. Same shit, different day. That it's been allowed to continue for as long as it has is particularly egregious. Nothing gets done about it, other than some temporary outrage until the next time. And, there will be a next time, and another and another, and another... We're talking about the fucking President of the United States here, not some dumbass social media celebrity. Even Dumbya never behaved like this. It's fucking insane.

[riversedge]

12. Hey @juddPDeere45 @whitehouse--"WHITE POWER" WAS YELLED THREE TIMES

@juddPDeere45 @whitehouse
. WHITE POWER WAS YELLED THREE TIMES 'He did not hear that one statement' WH spokesperson says after Trump deletes controversial 'White power' Tweet https://twitter.com/i/events/1277226958074478593 #LiarInChief #TrumpTreason

[struggle4progress]

13. "I didn't realize who wrote it, back when I was reading Mein Kampf"

[lpbk2713]

15. Must be another alternative fact.

Add it to the list of thousands.

[greenjar_01]

16. Even if one were to believe this, how much longer are Trump fans willing to be humiliated this way?

Unforced error, then you got the whole Trumpworld defending the White Power guy ("He was being sarcastic!" ), then you have Trump reverse and delete the Tweet, so Trumpworld has to reverse course faster than a Stalinist reading the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

That's the best case scenario if you believe the Trump version (which no non-cult member would). How are these people not hiding their faces in shame from the humiliation Trump is putting them through?

[Leith]

17. Bullshit

That was his second favorite part.

His first favorite was seeing his name plastered over the golf carts.