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Judi Lynn

(160,415 posts)
Sun Sep 13, 2020, 09:42 PM Sep 2020

Before Trump bragged about his fake 'Bay of Pigs' award -- he was desperately trying to build a hotel

Before Trump bragged about his fake ‘Bay of Pigs’ award — he was desperately trying to build a hotel in Cuba
Published 4 hours ago on September 13, 2020
By Sarah K. Burris

Before President Donald Trump hated Cuba, he loved it.

As with many of Trump’s policies, he was for it before he was against it, something that Republican once mocked, but now they’re embracing it.

Taking to Twitter Sunday, Trump claimed he was given the “Bay of Pigs Award” from a Cuban-American group in Florida. In fact, the group was called the Bay of Pigs Veterans Club, and they endorsed him. There was no award. CNN fact-checker daniel dale explained that Trump has a history of embellishing things into awards.

The Bay of Pigs invasion was also considered a botched CIA fiasco as the U.S. attempted to overthrow the Castro regime. Boasting about a “Bay of Pigs” award probably isn’t the best name, but, as one man said, it’s a strikingly accurate award to capture Trump’s failed leadership.

The truth is that before Trump decided he was against Fidel Castro, he was desperate to curry favor with the Castros, overlooking the embargo. In fact, he twice violated the ban.

More:
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/before-trump-bragged-about-his-fake-bay-of-pigs-award-he-was-desperately-trying-to-build-a-hotel-in-cuba/

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Before Trump bragged about his fake 'Bay of Pigs' award -- he was desperately trying to build a hotel (Original Post) Judi Lynn Sep 2020 OP
Classic tRump! What a fucking moron. BigmanPigman Sep 2020 #1
'a history of embellishing things.' elleng Sep 2020 #2
That award may have come from a women's group, not Cubans. Marcuse Sep 2020 #3
Outstanding imagery. Thank you. So accurate. 🐷 Judi Lynn Sep 2020 #4

BigmanPigman

(51,554 posts)
1. Classic tRump! What a fucking moron.
Sun Sep 13, 2020, 09:50 PM
Sep 2020

He would likely have a fake award made and sitting in one of his clubs next to his fake "Man of the Year" Time Mag cover.

A real award called "The Pig of Pigs" would be more believable.

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