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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's exact words concerning the recent poison attack in Great Britain:
Trump to reporters-
"As soon as we get the facts straight, if we agree with them, we will condemn Russia or whoever it may be."
Translation- I may never accept that it was my buddy Putin because there's always that possibility it was an overweight guy making nerve gas in his basement.
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Trump's exact words concerning the recent poison attack in Great Britain: (Original Post)
Ohioboy
Mar 2018
OP
If he agrees with the facts? He has to agree with the facts to believe the facts?
Solly Mack
Mar 2018
#3
Tillerson blamed Russia, Putin had Tillerson fired, but that is fair since he had him HIRED in the
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#5
D_Master81
(1,822 posts)1. Huh?
So he doesnt believe British intelligence that found a rare nerve agent that was only made in Russia? Yeah, when I think of DT I think of careful choice of words and rhetoric making sure not to jump the gun on comments.
Ohioboy
(3,238 posts)4. I guess he (Trump) is waiting to see if he agrees.
JI7
(89,239 posts)2. Putin has full control of him
Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)3. If he agrees with the facts? He has to agree with the facts to believe the facts?
Because he thinks a fact is defined as being only a fact is he agrees with it?
But then they all think that. It's only true if they want to believe it to be true - facts be damned.
That man is beyond loathsome.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)6. How can you disagree with the facts?
If the facts are disagreeable to you!
When Putin is implicated then what
Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)7. but..but...he's not a puppet!
lol
Eliot Rosewater
(31,106 posts)5. Tillerson blamed Russia, Putin had Tillerson fired, but that is fair since he had him HIRED in the
first place.
Canoe52
(2,948 posts)8. The whoosh you heard was the sound of that statement going over the heads of his base.
poboy2
(2,078 posts)9. "But you have to remember, he says he didn't do it. You have to remember that."
Last edited Tue Mar 13, 2018, 07:28 PM - Edit history (1)
"But you have to remember, he says he didn't do it. You have to remember that."
(About Porter/Moore/etc)
spanone
(135,778 posts)10. that stood out to me....'If we agree with them'
guess what, i bet he won't agree with them.