Sean Spicer: "Trump is not flip-flopping on issues. The issues are flip-flopping on Trump."

[DetlefK]

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/trump-policy-shifts-sean-spicer-237204

The White House claimed Thursday that President Donald Trump hasn’t shifted any policy positions, despite in recent days backing away from an array of campaign pledges.

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer framed policy changes as not a shift in the president’s position but an evolution to the president’s position, suggesting Trump is the stable force around which a series of issues are gravitating to.

“If you look at what’s happened, it’s those entities or individuals in some cases or issues evolving towards the president's position,” Spicer said.

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“He talked about the need for NATO to focus more on terrorism. NATO has done just that,” Spicer said, failing to note that NATO has played an active role in combating terrorism for decades





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Trump called NATO obsolete on March 27th 2017. Then NATO got its act together, because Trump said so, and ceased to be obsolete on April 12th. By not changing anything.

Trump called China a currency manipulator. Then China got its act together, because Trump said so, and they ceased to be currency manipulators. By not changing anything.

Trump called the Export-Import Bank corrupt and useless. Then the Export-Import Bank got its act together, because Trump said so, and they ceased to be corrupt and useless. By not changing anything.

Trump disliked the low interest-rates of the Federal Reserve. Then the Federal Reserve got its act together, because Trump said so, and now those very same low interest rates suddenly make sense.

Trump thought the US should stay out of Syria. Then the situation in Syria changed from war-torn hell-hole to war-torn hell-hole, which means that Trump was right all along that the US should get into Syria...

[ck4829]

1. Enabling Narcissism 101 - Professor Sean Spicer

[WePurrsevere]

6. Exactly nt

[C_U_L8R]

2. Thank you, Sean.

What you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul

[DetlefK]

4. One of the best movie-speeches ever.

[C_U_L8R]

5. It's needed hourly in the White House these days.

What a bunch of knuckleheads.

[WePurrsevere]

8. It's a great snippet. Thank you for saying it was from a movie...

I Googled it so at least now I understand the reference. I hadn't even heard of Billy Madison before.

[oasis]

3. In his awesomeness, Trump is successfully bending the world to do his will.

[dalton99a]

7. This is why Spicer will not be fired anytime soon

He's doing a great job spewing nonsense.