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dugog55

(296 posts)
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 11:34 AM Apr 2020

Trump tells two huge lies in almost every daily campaign rally he has been holding.

Why do the reporters, cable news, local news and every other form of news outlet call him out on these very provable lies. The first is that "a General, maybe the biggest General told me they have no ammunition". "The military had so much more ammunition than it could use that Congressional investigators recommended giving more away." Giving more away to state and local law enforcement. This was in 2016 shortly before Trump took office.

The other whopper is that the Obama Administration left the cupboards bare in the Strategic National Stockpile and the CDC was in tatters. From the midterm elections on, Obama had an uphill fight with Boehner and McConnell on funding the CDC and replenishing what was use from the SNS during the Swine Flu epidemic. Full details;

https://www.propublica.org/article/us-emergency-medical-stockpile-funding-unprepared-coronavirus

He is shifting blame from himself to Obama's Administration, falsely, on an almost daily basis, yet no one calls him out on it.

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Trump tells two huge lies in almost every daily campaign rally he has been holding. (Original Post) dugog55 Apr 2020 OP
It's worked out fine malaise Apr 2020 #1
Rec, thanks dug. (No text.) Mc Mike Apr 2020 #2
Defense Production Act, another lie, he has not invoked it. Alex4Martinez Apr 2020 #3
+1 2naSalit Apr 2020 #5
I've been berated for saying it but tman Apr 2020 #4
That happened here, On DU? n/t ornotna Apr 2020 #6
in a way, so many DUers tuning in to his daily lie fest rewards the media with NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #7
While I agree with your sentiment ornotna Apr 2020 #8

malaise

(268,593 posts)
1. It's worked out fine
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 11:37 AM
Apr 2020

Everyone knows he's a fucking LIAR - even his deplorables. They are fed up because granny is heading for the funeral parlor and many other grannies are dying in nursing homes, That fucker is going to pay BIGLY

Alex4Martinez

(2,191 posts)
3. Defense Production Act, another lie, he has not invoked it.
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 11:43 AM
Apr 2020

That would interfere with the capacity of companies to exploit this golden opportunity.

tman

(983 posts)
4. I've been berated for saying it but
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 11:44 AM
Apr 2020

Lack of aggressive pushback on these lies could be fatal in November.

Waiting for the media to do it's job or believing that 'the American' people can see through this bullshit is a big mistake.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,004 posts)
7. in a way, so many DUers tuning in to his daily lie fest rewards the media with
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 11:59 AM
Apr 2020

eyeballs = ad dollars. If everyone would stop watching it may send a message.

The repubs are doing exactly what is working for them.

ornotna

(10,791 posts)
8. While I agree with your sentiment
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 12:12 PM
Apr 2020

concerning the daily ra-ra rallies, it doesn't really answer the question. Berated on DU for advocating aggressive push back to tRump? Maybe I've just missed it.

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