Trump Claims He Only Called Tim Cook 'Tim Apple' to 'Save Time'

[DonViejo]

Remember when Donald Trump very clearly, in front of several cameras, called Tim Cook—the CEO of Apple—Tim Apple? Well, since then, he's boldly claimed that he just said “Cook” very quietly—so quietly, in fact, that none of the people of microphones around him picked it up. And now he's come up with another explanation—that he said “Tim/Apple” because he's a very busy man and needed to save the second and a half it would have taken to refer to him properly. Tweeting Monday morning, Trump said: “At a recent round table meeting of business executives, & long after formally introducing Tim Cook of Apple, I quickly referred to Tim + Apple as Tim/Apple as an easy way to save time & words. The Fake News was disparagingly all over this, & it became yet another bad Trump story!”

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-claims-he-only-called-tim-cook-tim-apple-to-save-time?ref=home

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[Botany]

1. Even after being caught on camera he doubles down on the lies

Trump, "I did it to save time."

[underpants]

26. Or he could, ya know, just not comment on it and let it pass

just not saying.

[Johonny]

2. You can't watch 12 hours of TV a day unless you know how to make time for it

[dalton99a]

3. Good time-saving shortcut. A busy executive can't run his mouth for hours and hours

[Botany]

9. Well if anything we know for certain is that Trump is all about saving every second in order to work

... it is not like he golfs, watches TV, takes naps, has "executive time," and spends time
tweeting and calling friends.

https://www.businessinsider.com/president-donald-trump-daily-routine-2018-10

[dlk]

4. Except for the Fact that Cook is One Syllable to Pronounce and Apple is Two

Trump thinks we are all as dumb as he is.

[dalton99a]

10. If you tell him that, he'll say Tim Cook means Apple computer

Heck, Tim Cook invented Apple

[underpants]

24. That was going to be my comment

[SHRED]

5. Just like a little kid says...

"I meant to do that."

[Thomas Hurt]

6. 72 year old rich dude so insecure he can't admit he misspoke.

and the cultists probably find manly.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Fine. From now on, I'll just shorten the three syllables of "Donald Trump" to one two-syllable word.

It's so easy to remember, too.

[shanti]

16. How about to just one

DUMP

[Solly Mack]

8. Whatever you say, Donald Idiot.

[RockRaven]

11. Extra letter, extra syllable, to save time... an excuse only a deplorable could believe.

And they WILL believe.

Also, only after trying a different excuse first. Always a sign your explanation is truthful.

[Javaman]

12. the liar lies about lying. nt

[shanti]

13. Is this after

he said it really quickly, TimCookApple?

[MurrayDelph]

14. Whatta co-inky-dink

I only call Trump a "lying, racist, incompetent, mutha-fuckin' asshole" to save time, too.

(You should hear me when I don't hold back)

[ooky]

15. He's an idiot.

We have a president who's an idiot.

[A HERETIC I AM]

19. He apparently thinks "Stealth" aircraft are actually invisible. Now THAT'S stupid.

And it's not the first time he has called someone by their company's name as if it was their actual surname. "Marilyn Lockheed" for instance;

He's an idiot all right. Utterly unqualified for the office and it will take us decades as a nation to recover from the damage he is causing.

[lpbk2713]

17. Of course.

OMFG

[Raven]

18. Boy, this guy's skin is getting thinner and thinner! n/t

[PatSeg]

20. "became another bad Trump story"

Well yeah, it WAS a bad Trump story, most of them are, but it wasn't an incorrect story. Everyday is fill with bad Trump stories, because everyday Trump does or says something really bad.

If he wants better stories, maybe he should change his dialogue and behavior.

[Windy City Charlie]

21. Sheesh

The guy does anything to justify being able to say "fake news" and get his deplorables to believe it.

[tanyev]

22. Bullshit, Donald Kremlin. Bullshit.

[Initech]

23. Is he Kevin from the Office? WTF?

[johnnyfins]

25. Just Curious

Has anyone ever asked him about the orange skin? For realz? Will it be like Boehner (a well know wine drinker), saying he has a medical condition that exhibits the same physical characteristics as alcoholism?

[ADX]

27. I literally checked three times...

...to make sure this wasn't an article from The Onion. This motherfucker has taken absolute leave of whatever little sense he had left.

Seriously, this can't be life...

[C_U_L8R]

28. He'll lie to your face about anything

This Trumpdoofus is sick in the head.

[TeamPooka]

29. That's why I use "idiot" instead of "President Donald Trump." easy way to save time and words.

[EveHammond13]

31. +1

[EveHammond13]

30. in fairness that's why the Court calls him Individual 1

[MyOwnPeace]

32. If you're short on time.............

just go forward to about 1:05 (but the whole clip is great!):

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017534527


So, which "name" saves time?

Marilyn Hewson or Marilyn Lockeed?

My GAWD, that guy is SO FULL OF BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!

[AJT]

33. Cook: 1 syllable Apple: 2 syllables