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DetlefK

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5. He's a confused old man who makes shit up to try to alter reality.

Reply to sadiegirl (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 07:11 AM

Nov 2017

It has been reported that when Trump tells a story, and gets corrected because he got it wrong, then he tells the wrong story again next time and totally ignores that it's wrong.

For Trump, truth and fact are what he wants truth and fact to be at a given moment.

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Can someone please explain what Trump is using as evidence that the tape was not authentic? [View all] sadiegirl Nov 2017 OP

Trump never has to have any kind of real evidence. avebury Nov 2017 #1

Trump is working under the concept of if he says something, it's no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 #2

Gaslighting deminks Nov 2017 #3

He publicly admitted it was his words in 2016 during his inauthentic apology. Cattledog Nov 2017 #4

He's a confused old man who makes shit up to try to alter reality. DetlefK Nov 2017 #5

This, exactly! smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #15

It was fake news because he said it was fake news (believe me) blueinredohio Nov 2017 #6

His ass. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2017 #7

Evidence? We don't need no stinkin' evidence. NT enough Nov 2017 #8

Explaining ANYTHING to do with the Pussy-Grabber-in-Chief... hmmm, lemme think... InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #9

He says it, so thats all thats needed. Period. nt 7962 Nov 2017 #10

The same evidence he fed to the birthers. Croney Nov 2017 #11

And the same evidence he has that Obama tapped Trump tower, that he won the popular vote, and LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2017 #19

Thats the beauty of it. He doesnt need evidence. Oneironaut Nov 2017 #12

Didnt Billy Bush say... Cracklin Charlie Nov 2017 #13

i guess his apology in which he says 'I SAID IT' doesn't matter spanone Nov 2017 #14

That was then, this is now gratuitous Nov 2017 #16

If you are Donald Trump, evidence is not required. MineralMan Nov 2017 #17

It's "inconvenient." That is all. shanny Nov 2017 #18

"I just lie. I can alter history. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." L. Coyote Nov 2017 #20

evidence? you're kidding, right? 0rganism Nov 2017 #21

Same evidence he's using to prove the tax cut won't help him Johonny Nov 2017 #22