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ck4829

(38,118 posts) Fri Mar 15, 2019, 07:06 AM Mar 2019

Trump entered the political sphere by questioning the legitimacy of Barack Obama's presidency [View all]

He rode the birther conspiracy theories all the way to the Republican nomination, by saying Obama was not a legitimate President.

But yet, when we question Trump's legitimacy, it's seen as not "respecting the office of the President"

White's the deal with that?

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Trump entered the political sphere by questioning the legitimacy of Barack Obama's presidency [View all] ck4829 Mar 2019 OP

His beautiful brown skin? SallyHemmings Mar 2019 #1

Will any Democrat now question him duforsure Mar 2019 #2

Freudian slip: "White's the deal with that" . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #3

*Snicker* ck4829 Mar 2019 #4

Lol! Blue_playwright Mar 2019 #14

And America made him president maxrandb Mar 2019 #5

You nailed it. watoos Mar 2019 #6

Demagogues get to lie shamelessly while nobody else can marylandblue Mar 2019 #7

Cognitive dissonance....the only way to remain Republican. rusty quoin Mar 2019 #8

Did Daddy buy his Academics? Did DJT buy his kids Academics? djacq Mar 2019 #9

Repuglikan hypocrisy-- lastlib Mar 2019 #10

It's called republican hypocrisy and it runs rampant in America. nt Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #11

White's the deal with that? Republican business as usual . . . .hypocrisy pdsimdars Mar 2019 #12

Repub Game DownriverDem Mar 2019 #13