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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI have heard Trump say many times
he has done more for blacks than anyone since Lincoln.
Just curious what is the basis for that claim? I can't think of anything.
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I have heard Trump say many times (Original Post)
doc03
Oct 2020
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underpants
(196,539 posts)1. Employment/ Unemployment rate
doc03
(39,089 posts)5. That claim sure can't be made now.
COLGATE4
(14,886 posts)2. Well, for one
he hasn't had Barr round them up - yet.
BBG
(3,297 posts)3. Criminal justice reform legislation signed
Its being used in commercials in Pittsburgh market.
SallyHemmings
(1,967 posts)4. More are paying attention, getting active, voting
Shermann
(9,062 posts)6. Exactly
It's an unfalsifiable claim.
These are useful when you don't have any actual measurable achievements to brag about.
His claims about doing a great job on the pandemic response aren't quite as unfalsifiable. There's this little problem of data from Johns Hopkins coming out every day. Even grading on a curve it doesn't look good.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)7. Trump can't even spell 'help'
Ferrets are Cool
(22,964 posts)8. If only we had real journalist in this country that could ask him
Enterstageleft
(4,575 posts)9. Was his mouth moving?
then he's lying.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,686 posts)10. He gave a job to Omarosa
Yeah, ok, he fired her. But, before that, he gave her a job.
Did FDR give Omarosa a job? No.
Did LBJ give Omarosa a job? No.
But Donald did.