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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Oct 21, 2017, 06:40 PM Oct 2017

Trump: Facebook was on Clinton's side during election, not mine

Source: The Hill




BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 10/21/17 05:27 PM EDT

President Trump said in a tweet on Saturday that Facebook was on the side of former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 general election campaign.




The president's tweet comes after it was revealed that Russian-based hackers used social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election.

The platforms have become the subject of federal and congressional probes into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Brad Parscale, the former digital director for Trump's campaign, told "60 Minutes" that Facebook played a key role in Trump's election to the presidency. "I understood early that Facebook was how Donald Trump was going to win. Twitter is how he talked to the people, Facebook was going to be how he won," he said.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/356560-trump-facebook-was-on-clintons-side-not-mine
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Trump: Facebook was on Clinton's side during election, not mine (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2017 OP
He's still tweeting about the election cuz he know he colluded with Russia and is ILLEGITIMATE iluvtennis Oct 2017 #1
Is he sweating about Mueller? shraby Oct 2017 #2
someone should prey for Donnie Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #3
god won't allow it SummerSnow Oct 2017 #5
The Russia spent $100k to reach 10 million voters thing is obviously false Not Ruth Oct 2017 #4
denigrade deny deflect noneof_theabove Oct 2017 #6
Lie, lie, repeat the lies.... SergeStorms Oct 2017 #7
Meaning - leave FB (and Twitter) aione, lark Oct 2017 #8
 

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)
4. The Russia spent $100k to reach 10 million voters thing is obviously false
Sat Oct 21, 2017, 07:05 PM
Oct 2017

The real number will be more like $100 million imho,

lark

(23,078 posts)
8. Meaning - leave FB (and Twitter) aione,
Sun Oct 22, 2017, 10:09 AM
Oct 2017

they are among Putin's best tools for stealing our elections heh, heh, after deleting Dems names from voting rolls, that is.

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