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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Tue Mar 7, 2017, 08:36 AM Mar 2017

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Trump tweets a blatant lie this AM [View all]

Here's the tweet:

Donald J. Trump‏
122 vicious prisoners, released by the Obama Administration from Gitmo, have returned to the battlefield. Just another terrible decision!

He took the 122 number from a Fox News broadcast, but he assumed the prisoners were released by the Obama admin, when in fact it was the Bush admin.

As of July, 122 former Guantanamo detainees were confirmed to be re-engaging in terrorism, while another 86 were suspected to be, according to the most recent Office of the Director of National Intelligence report on former Guantanamo detainees released in September.

Of those confirmed, 113 were released by former President George W. Bush and nine were released by Obama.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/322541-former-guantanamo-detainee-killed-in-yemen-airstrike

The disturbing thing is that Trump lying in these tweets doesn't really seem to matter to his fans.

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Trump tweets a blatant lie this AM [View all] oberliner Mar 2017 OP

He is like Velcro to crazy people. mac56 Mar 2017 #1

crazy people like crazy people madokie Mar 2017 #3

Yeah, the same sorta folks Plucketeer Mar 2017 #34

More like Crazy Glue dalton99a Mar 2017 #27

"Trump tweets a blatant lie." And the news is what exactly????? Vinca Mar 2017 #2

Since Election Day March 4th Mar 2017 #20

Nonstop disgusting. I have French relatives who simply cannot believe LuckyLib Mar 2017 #49

He is trying to ratchet thing up bravenak Mar 2017 #4

I'm sure there have been presidents in the past who haven't been on top of their brief, Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #5

Corrupt Trump can't take the heat Renew Deal Mar 2017 #6

In other news, today's sun rose in the east. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2017 #7

So this will be his excuse for declaring war? Mr. Ected Mar 2017 #8

Beats working for a living BeyondGeography Mar 2017 #9

He's totally normal at Fox News. rgbecker Mar 2017 #10

Yes and this is a wink to his base about the "Obama shadow govt. " underpants Mar 2017 #17

my dad used to be one of those ginnyinWI Mar 2017 #32

a lot of us are old and cranky vlyons Mar 2017 #59

Another day, another lie Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #11

With no consequence oberliner Mar 2017 #14

Delusional Don, for alliterative fans. He's shadow boxing ghosts in the WH bigbrother05 Mar 2017 #18

I hope someone tweeted that response to his lies. NT Ilsa Mar 2017 #12

Yes, it was pointed out in various responses to his tweets oberliner Mar 2017 #13

I think he tries to lure Obama into a public fight underpants Mar 2017 #15

That's exactly it. dalton99a Mar 2017 #30

Then again--Hillary crushed him time and time again. maddiemom Mar 2017 #40

This is it in a nutshell. LuckyLib Mar 2017 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author maryellen99 Mar 2017 #16

Please don't even joke about this. n/t phylny Mar 2017 #24

Best not to mention death by unnatural means when it comes to an Oval Office occupant dalton99a Mar 2017 #29

Liar in Chief. John Dean was interviewed last night on CNN, said Trump can say anything without BeckyDem Mar 2017 #19

Hello, Paul Ryan? maddiemom Mar 2017 #41

If it came to that at least we would be looking at a battered Republican group of liars. BeckyDem Mar 2017 #43

Trump lying in tweets doesn't really seem to matter to Trump, either. (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 2017 #21

Just another attempt at diversion... llmart Mar 2017 #22

All he does is LIE malaise Mar 2017 #23

So--113/122 total, were released by former President George W. Bush.!!! riversedge Mar 2017 #25

He must have seen how hot Obama looked Ghost of Tom Joad Mar 2017 #26

What a f'n Trumptart. C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #28

did anyone see BBC news last night? ginnyinWI Mar 2017 #31

I had a Republican aunt who I confronted with louis-t Mar 2017 #37

Should Trump keep his job while continuously lying our nation? The Wielding Truth Mar 2017 #33

Republicans don't seem to care oberliner Mar 2017 #38

he's escalating luvMIdog Mar 2017 #35

Trump doesn't need daily intel briefings... Blue Idaho Mar 2017 #36

trump's fans don't mind lies because radical noodle Mar 2017 #39

It's worse than believing the lies. They've come to not care what the truth is Bucky Mar 2017 #45

They especially love hits on Democrats radical noodle Mar 2017 #46

Its not just that D_Master81 Mar 2017 #54

THIS morning? NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #42

Fuck his fans. It doesn't seem to matter to the news or to Congress Bucky Mar 2017 #44

His fans dominate Congress oberliner Mar 2017 #47

A dictatorship invents the news bucolic_frolic Mar 2017 #48

As a person who tweets back to the idiot on an almost daily basis, tavalon Mar 2017 #50

Here's the thing. underthematrix Mar 2017 #51

Trump proves anyone can run the country, I didn't say run it well. Rex Mar 2017 #53

why does anyone listen to this MFM008 Mar 2017 #55

About As Reliable As The Sun Rising Each Day colsohlibgal Mar 2017 #56

Good work! Thank you for the post. caroldansen Mar 2017 #57

Maybe Trump will apologize and issue a correction left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 #58