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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,393 posts)
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 01:45 PM Feb 2020

"We're doing a lot of things that are good including waste and fraud."

Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted

I mean, he’s not wrong.



Touting his upcoming budget proposal, Trump says, "We're doing a lot of things that are good including waste and fraud. Tremendous waste and tremendous fraud."


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"We're doing a lot of things that are good including waste and fraud." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 OP
Well, take out the word "good" and he's telling the truth, I guess Clash City Rocker Feb 2020 #1
He probably does think waste and fraud are good pandr32 Feb 2020 #3
It all depends on whether it ends up his pocket exboyfil Feb 2020 #6
Exactly! pandr32 Feb 2020 #7
This is perhaps the one statement he's made in years PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #2
Waste and Fraud are good things Blecht Feb 2020 #4
Because he can tell this truth without consequence. Sadly nt live love laugh Feb 2020 #5
handing Democrats even more ammo for the campaign ads 0rganism Feb 2020 #8
Another confession lame54 Feb 2020 #9
Does Adderall act like truth serum? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #10

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,848 posts)
2. This is perhaps the one statement he's made in years
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 01:57 PM
Feb 2020

that isn't an out-and-out lie. Instead, it's the out-and-out truth.

Hell must be exporting ice cubes right now.

0rganism

(23,944 posts)
8. handing Democrats even more ammo for the campaign ads
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 03:06 PM
Feb 2020

assuming it's not an involuntary "fraudian slip", either he doesn't know or he doesn't care, and i'm not sure which is scarier

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