All the Things Trump Promised Would Happen 'Soon'

[DonViejo]

September 28, 2017 at 1:41 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard

New York Times: “Using a website called Factbase, we reviewed nearly all the president’s remarks since his election, searching for references to specific time frames, like ‘soon’ or ‘very soon’ (a full list of such words is at the bottom of this article). Factbase transcribes, sorts and tags nearly every public statement made by President Trump – spanning official White House releases, speeches, interviews and even tweets.”

“Like most politicians, the president makes plenty of claims that are imprecise, mundane or not easily checkable. But many claims were very specific. Among more than 100 specific policy predictions Mr. Trump said would happen soon, we found that at least 75 percent of the time, they did not – or had not, as of this writing.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/09/28/things-trump-promised-happen-soon/

[democratisphere]

1. "Soon" is used with respect to geologic time.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. K&R! Excellent point!

Not that we haven't noticed, but it helps to see this in print. Though I have to take issue with the phrase "like most politicians" - we have never had a POTUS who intentionally and consistently lied like Trump, nor one who is rarely called out on every blatant falsehood. Thanks for posting!

[dawnie51]

3. His go-to con game patter is.....

very soon, it'll be very special, we'll see, believe me, like you've never seen before, in two or three weeks, everybody says, many people say, etc., etc., etc., It's a litany of stupidity, and it's making my ears bleed daily.

[NightWatcher]

4. Or when they try to nail him down to a date 2 weeks

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-06/in-trump-s-white-house-everything-s-coming-in-two-weeks

[Wounded Bear]

6. I remember that line...

[FreepFryer]

5. His go-to phraseology is often "a [very] short period of time." Reality, however, may differ. (n/t)

[meow2u3]

7. Translation of "soon"

When hell freezes over!