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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2019, 11:05 AM Mar 2019

Trump Claims He Only Called Tim Cook 'Tim Apple' to 'Save Time' [View all]

Remember when Donald Trump very clearly, in front of several cameras, called Tim Cook—the CEO of Apple—Tim Apple? Well, since then, he's boldly claimed that he just said “Cook” very quietly—so quietly, in fact, that none of the people of microphones around him picked it up. And now he's come up with another explanation—that he said “Tim/Apple” because he's a very busy man and needed to save the second and a half it would have taken to refer to him properly. Tweeting Monday morning, Trump said: “At a recent round table meeting of business executives, & long after formally introducing Tim Cook of Apple, I quickly referred to Tim + Apple as Tim/Apple as an easy way to save time & words. The Fake News was disparagingly all over this, & it became yet another bad Trump story!”

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-claims-he-only-called-tim-cook-tim-apple-to-save-time?ref=home

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Trump Claims He Only Called Tim Cook 'Tim Apple' to 'Save Time' [View all] DonViejo Mar 2019 OP

Even after being caught on camera he doubles down on the lies Botany Mar 2019 #1

Or he could, ya know, just not comment on it and let it pass underpants Mar 2019 #26

You can't watch 12 hours of TV a day unless you know how to make time for it Johonny Mar 2019 #2

Good time-saving shortcut. A busy executive can't run his mouth for hours and hours dalton99a Mar 2019 #3

Well if anything we know for certain is that Trump is all about saving every second in order to work Botany Mar 2019 #9

Except for the Fact that Cook is One Syllable to Pronounce and Apple is Two dlk Mar 2019 #4

If you tell him that, he'll say Tim Cook means Apple computer dalton99a Mar 2019 #10

That was going to be my comment underpants Mar 2019 #24

Just like a little kid says... SHRED Mar 2019 #5

72 year old rich dude so insecure he can't admit he misspoke. Thomas Hurt Mar 2019 #6

Fine. From now on, I'll just shorten the three syllables of "Donald Trump" to one two-syllable word. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #7

How about to just one shanti Mar 2019 #16

Whatever you say, Donald Idiot. Solly Mack Mar 2019 #8

Extra letter, extra syllable, to save time... an excuse only a deplorable could believe. RockRaven Mar 2019 #11

the liar lies about lying. nt Javaman Mar 2019 #12

Is this after shanti Mar 2019 #13

Whatta co-inky-dink MurrayDelph Mar 2019 #14

He's an idiot. ooky Mar 2019 #15

He apparently thinks "Stealth" aircraft are actually invisible. Now THAT'S stupid. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2019 #19

Of course. lpbk2713 Mar 2019 #17

Boy, this guy's skin is getting thinner and thinner! n/t Raven Mar 2019 #18

"became another bad Trump story" PatSeg Mar 2019 #20

Sheesh Windy City Charlie Mar 2019 #21

Bullshit, Donald Kremlin. Bullshit. tanyev Mar 2019 #22

Is he Kevin from the Office? WTF? Initech Mar 2019 #23

Just Curious johnnyfins Mar 2019 #25

I literally checked three times... ADX Mar 2019 #27

He'll lie to your face about anything C_U_L8R Mar 2019 #28

That's why I use "idiot" instead of "President Donald Trump." easy way to save time and words. TeamPooka Mar 2019 #29

+1 EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #31

in fairness that's why the Court calls him Individual 1 EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #30

If you're short on time............. MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #32

Cook: 1 syllable Apple: 2 syllables AJT Mar 2019 #33