LISTEN TO TRUMP'S ANSWER ABOUT UNDER OATH AGAIN!! Listen very very closely to Trump!!

[Saboburns]

When the reporter asked him if he would go under oath he (Trump) said, "100%"

Then Trump goes on to say, "I barely know the man, Im not going to ask you to pledge allegiance. Who would do that. Who would ask a man to pledge allegiance under oath. I mean think of it. I hardly know the man it doesnt make sense. No i didnt say that and i didnt say the other."


Listen to that again. Trump doesnt even understand the question.

TRUMP THINKS THE QUESTIONER WANTS TO KNOW IF HE (TRUMP) HAD PUT COMEY UNDER OATH.

[FarPoint]

1. He deliberately twisted the under oath statement.

He knew exactly what he was doing... Prepared all day for it.. probably had notes...

[sheshe2]

16. He did read off notes...I saw that as plain as day.

[TeamPooka]

34. That's what he does. "Donald, did you eat my ice cream?" "I don't like dessert. I never eat dessert"

[Chemisse]

2. I think he was intentionally garbling his comments.

When he accuses Comey of lying, he doesn't refer to Comey's actual comments, but some garbled version of them.

[FarPoint]

36. Yes...

He knows exactly what he's doing.

[Saboburns]

3. I listened to the clip half a dozen times before I heard it right

And nobody has mentioned that on any news that I am aware.

[C_U_L8R]

4. The brain. It's broke.

Spongified and misfiring.

[PatrickforO]

30. Maybe his penis didn't dodge ALL those STD bullets

during the Vietnam Era.

Can you see a syphilis-ridden Trump in a bathrobe in two or three years, fishing in a swimming pool? Remember that old movie about Al Capone?

[spanone]

5. he's not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

[JHB]

21. He's not even the brightest bulb in a desk lamp.

[Staph]

38. He is, possibly,

the brightest bulb in a nightlight.

[L. Coyote]

6. Highly skilled liars know how to parse their words to avoid entraping themselves.

It is quite characteristic of exceeding practiced liars and overly competent con men.

[politicaljunkie41910]

32. I don't consider Trump to be a highly skilled liar. Liar, Yes. Highly skilled, No. So I guess

Trump doesn't even do well what he does most often, lie. A highly skilled liar would leave you wondering whether you'd just been lied to. With Trump, there is no doubt. He lies so much, over inconsequential things, that are so easily verifiable, that you just know that if he's talking, he's lying. I don't know how anyone, including his family can even stand to listen to him because if he lies to everyone else, he's lying to them.

[Sancho]

8. tRump lives in a fantasy

He believes himself and rationalizes on the spot. He's sick

[gratuitous]

9. "Pledge allegiance under oath"?

I'm guessing President Trump was up last night watching a baseball game? What the hell does that even mean?

[Ohioboy]

18. It's a bunch of bull Trump made up after catching himself agreeing to go under oath.

He had to fix his "100%" statement. Listen at the :50 mark of this video. He says "100%" when challenged to go under oath. Then he quickly said "I didn't say under oath". Then, to try and make that make sense, he started about not asking Comey to go under oath during their meeting. Trump's good at bull, but even the best bullshiter gets in his own way from time to time. That's why the press has to stay on this idiot.

[Quanta]

27. Seems like the reporter AND Trump were confused

Looks like the reporter garbled and mixed up Comey's and Trump's names, and then Trump went all buckwild and tried to spin shit, and we wound up with double word salad! Almost seems like Trump thinks the reporter is asking him if he made Comey swear an oath to be loyal to him, but then got crossed up - Very odd exchange indeed.

[Saboburns]

31. Yep. Thats my point exactly.

Trump thought he was asked if he (Trump) put Comey under oath.

Isnt it odd the we few dozen people are the only ones on Earth discussing this? I mean it is the biggest story in the country. Wouldnt it be neat if all those Billions (Trillions) of dollars spent by the 24 hour news chanels at least one person might have noticed and commented.

Is that too much to hope for??

[TeamPooka]

35. Everything Trump says is ignorant or a lie. It's hard for the media to keep up. That's the point of

strategy

[Ohioboy]

10. Trump stammers around, but not because he doesn't understand the question.

He stammers because he just realized that he almost agreed to going under oath and quickly acted like he was talking about something else. Listen closely, Trump actually says "100%... I didn't say under oath." In other words Trump caught himself agreeing to go under oath and then quickly said he wouldn't go under oath. Listen at around the :50 mark.

[bettyellen]

26. Yep. He avoided the word "loyalty" and said "the other thing"

Totally dodged answering.

[Montana ND]

11. Montana ND

The only thing he is capable of understanding is how to make money by screwing someone who doesn't have the money to fight back.

[panader0]

24. Welcome to DU! The next months should be very interesting.

[Hortensis]

12. He's reportedly often lied under oath before. Destroyed court-ordered

documents, the works. Remember, he's been involved in over 3500 lawsuits, all documented and available to be subpoened by the special counsel.

He was never in a position where he couldn't somehow buy himself out of his difficulties before, though.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. If I remember the Gotti trial

If I remember the Gotti trial his consigliere argued that when the state had tapes of him asking his subordinates to 'wack" or "take care" of a person it wasn't tantamount to Gotti asking that person be killed.

Same thing with Trump's obscurantism.

[leftstreet]

14. Typical of narcissists. Trump doesn't LISTEN to others

He chooses to hear only a few words, interprets them to benefit himself, then pastes his thoughts together with his 'new information.'

Then out comes a garbled statement that only vaguely seems like a response to the original statement

[FreepFryer]

15. Correct. Wriggle room. I think he was mentally prepped 4 'loyalty oath', not 'under oath'. (n/t)

[wishstar]

17. Listen to the question though- Karl got the questions totally wrong and backwards- he blew it

Jonathan Karl screwed up by asking Trump twice if Comey had demanded loyalty, so Trump of course said no. Karl screwed up the under oath part of question too. Too bad Karl garbled his questioning so badly, which gave Trump leeway to garble his answers

[The_Casual_Observer]

19. Strickly speaking, "100%" isn't an answer to a yes/no question.

100% of what? It goes downhill from there.

[DrDan]

20. you are trying to ascribe precise wording to someone who speaks imprecisely

[kerry-is-my-prez]

22. Plus he changed it from asking for "loyalty," to "pledge allegiance."

[CozyMystery]

33. Yup. He was lying again because he did ask for loyalty. nt

[panader0]

23. At this point it doesn't matter.

All of the news have reported that he said he would testify. He's in a bind.

[Grammy23]

25. He also interrupts and starts answering before the complete question has been asked.

He starts answering the question he wanted you to ask, whether that was what was asked or not. He did it to a reporter a few months ago and used it as an excuse to go off on rant about how he is the least antisemitic guy in the world. Not what he was asked but he jumped to a conclusion and pretty much dismissed the guy like the reporter had accused him of being anti-Semitic.

He did that today. He had some set answers he wanted to get in and was not going to wait to be asked so he could get his message out. Who cares if he comes across as a classless prick? Obviously, not him!

He is a pompous ass and every day turns into a bigger embarrassment to this country.

[Ligyron]

28. There's no telling what's in his pea brain.

He so mangles the English language as to be almost unrecognizable.

[BSdetect]

29. Joy Reid: Watch his face. He's coming unglued. See that thread?

The reporter makes a mistake in his question and stoopid rolls right in.

[GeorgeGist]

37. His brain is a hot mess.

[grantcart]

39. "I am not going to ask you to pledge allegiance or sing the national anthem.

He's like the guy in jr high who has the richest dad and everyone wanted to beat up on general principle because every time he talked everyone got a headache.

[Mr. Ected]

40. If he doesn't tweet something in the morning that says that he was misquoted about the "100%"

He'll find it more and more difficult to wiggle off that hook as time goes on.