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applegrove

(132,698 posts)
Thu Nov 26, 2015, 09:24 PM Nov 2015

Donald Trump touts his ability to predict world events, including terrorism

Donald Trump touts his ability to predict world events, including terrorism

by Jenna Johnson at the Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/24/donald-trump-touts-his-ability-to-predict-world-events-including-terrorism/

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During a speech that lasted more than 75 minutes, Trump hammered on his usual campaign-trail talking points, with a heavy emphasis on bringing more jobs back to the United States and fighting Islamic State terrorists. Trump told the crowd he predicted the threat of bin Laden in one of his books, published more than a year before the 9/11 attacks. Trump says if bin Laden was taken out at that point, the attacks on the World Trade Center would not have happened.

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Donald Trump touts his ability to predict world events, including terrorism (Original Post) applegrove Nov 2015 OP
Great prediction Donald. Osama bin Laden was #1 of the CIA's kill list in the years applegrove Nov 2015 #1
His endless rants remind me of the loooonngg TV and radio speeches given by dictators. nt tblue37 Nov 2015 #2
I wonder if anybody else predicted this edhopper Nov 2015 #3

applegrove

(132,698 posts)
1. Great prediction Donald. Osama bin Laden was #1 of the CIA's kill list in the years
Thu Nov 26, 2015, 09:25 PM
Nov 2015

before 9/11. Leslie Stall did a story on it for 60 minutes at the time.

edhopper

(37,433 posts)
3. I wonder if anybody else predicted this
Thu Nov 26, 2015, 10:18 PM
Nov 2015

You know said something like "Bin Laden determined to strike US"?

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