Wednesday, August 02, 2017

Donald Trump claims that the head of the Boy Scouts said his speech was "the greatest speech that was ever made to them." Except he never said any such thing.

What are you doing with your hands, waving? Okay I can wave.
Courtesy of Time Magazine:

President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal that after his controversial speech at the Boy Scouts National Jamboree in West Virginia, the head of the Boy Scouts called him and told him it was "the greatest speech that was ever made to them." 

But the organization told TIME they are unaware of any call from national leadership placed to the White House. “The Chief Scout Executive’s message to the Scouting community speaks for itself,” the organization said, referring to a July 27 statement from Michael Surbaugh, the Chief Scout Executive for the Boy Scouts of America, who apologized to anyone in the scouting community who could have been offended or alarmed by the political rhetoric in the speech.

Donald Trump glossed over that apology in his interview saying this:

And I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful.

Trump also claimed to the Wall Street Journal that there was a standing ovation that lasted "for five minutes after I had already gone."

I forgot, is it still news when Trump tells a blatant lie that is then refuted by a respected national institution? Or is that now just to be expected?  

56 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:41 AM

    Here is a case of WH staff giving Trump disinformation to stroke his ego.

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  2. Anonymous11:42 AM

    "....the head of the Boy Scouts called him ...."


    Why doesn't the media follow up with questions like what was the name of the head of the boyscouts who called President Trump and made those comments since President Trump hates anonymous sources?

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    1. Visualizing the staffers all drawing straws to see who has to impersonate the head of the boy scouts on the phone to Trump.

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  3. Anonymous11:43 AM

    Is Chump still gonna take a three week vacay beginning in a few days?

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  4. I wish the First Pants caught on fire every time DJT lied...

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    1. Anonymous1:40 PM

      For all his whining about fake news, plenty comes out of his anus-shaped mouth!

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  5. Anonymous11:52 AM

    Larry ,Daryl and the other brother daryl.
    These Imbecile's are running our country. This is not an alternative fact, nor a trump joke, nor a misunderstanding,or a daily lie.
    I am running out of Old Crow whiskey!

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  6. Comey is writing a book.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/james-comey-book_us_5981f621e4b09d24e994a12f?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

    "According to Bloomberg News, Flatiron Books has inked a deal with Comey for a reported figure of over $2 million. Sadly, the book, which is slated for spring, will not be a spy novel packed with intrigue and presidential malfeasance, but a nonfiction account of his career in government.

    That doesn’t mean it won’t have any thrills, however.

    Flatiron’s publisher and president Bob Miller said in a statement, that the master of shocking White House anecdotes will “share yet-unheard anecdotes from his long and distinguished career.” Drawing on his years serving various U.S. presidents, Miller stated, “Director Comey will give us unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in leadership itself.” "

    And Comey didn't sign no fucking non-disclosure statement either.

    Oh, this is gonna be good. He's got notes of plenty of non-security clearance stuff.

    Waiting now for the Spicer and Priebus memoirs.

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  7. Anonymous11:58 AM

    Trump is such an ass! And liar, and fraud, and idiot! He does not represent America and Americans - he represents himself. Period! Way past time that he's shoved out of the office he is supposedly holding for America! God, do I wish we had Hillary Clinton as POTUS!

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  8. We're fucked. Lindsay Graham says Trump is ready to go to war with North Korea. Yeah, like we haven't seen that coming.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lindsey-graham-trump-north-korea_us_598157e6e4b02b36343ecc4a?section=us_politics

    "Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says President Donald Trump is ready for war with North Korea if the rogue nation doesn’t cease its development of a nuclear missile capable of reaching the United States.

    “He has told me that. I believe him,” Graham said on NBC’s “Today” on Tuesday. “If I were China, I would believe him, too, and do something about it.” "

    " “There is a military option: to destroy North Korea’s program and North Korea itself,” Graham said, adding that he prefers a diplomatic solution.

    The White House did not respond to Graham’s comments about North Korea; however, Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that “all options are on the table.” "

    We are so fucking screwed.

    "Graham urged North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to back off while he still can, as continuing to develop these weapons would make a war “inevitable.” "

    "“If there’s going to be a war to stop (Kim), it will be over there,” he said. “If thousands die, they’re going to die over there. They’re not going to die here, and [Trump’s] told me that to my face.” "

    He's going to nuke North Korea.

    Will Gen. Kelly be able to stop him?

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    1. Anonymous3:34 PM

      lamented the lack of action from NATO, asked about mining Afghanistan for its estimated
      $1 million in rare minerals and at one point complained, “we aren’t WINning."
      { WTF? 1 million? TRY 1 'T'RILLION!}

      http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-war-is-worth-waging-afghanistan-s-vast-reserves-of-minerals-and-natural-gas/19769

      http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/trump-spent-recent-meeting-comparing-war-in-afghanistan-to-renovations-at-an-upscale-manhattan-restaurant/

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    2. Anonymous4:46 AM

      Any war with North Korea will directly affect many, many thousands of Americans in South Korea, Japan and possibly Taiwan. It will also directly affect our allies in those countries.

      None of this is necessary. It is all part of the Trump administration rhetoric to change the subject from their unlawful misdeeds during the 2016 campaign and their current pillaging of every major federal program in place before they took over in January. Besides, Trump and Republicans believe that Americans will support any war. Look what happened when George W. Bush waged war against Iraq which, while responsible for a lot against its own people, was not responsible for 9/11.
      Beaglemom

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  9. Trump thought the kids showed up for him---not the other way around. He is a delusional, needy creature.
    Everything after that is just going to be much worse.

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    1. Anonymous2:04 PM

      Nail, meet head. The man is genuinely, pathologically delusional. I have no doubt whatsoever that he would pass a lie detector test with the greatest of ease.

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    2. Anonymous11:08 PM

      Trump lies with equal ease of breathing. We knew he lied, is a serial liar, yet people voted him into office.

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  10. Anonymous12:02 PM

    the head of the boy scouts NEEDS trump to approve of some business deal (a huge merger) - I have no doubt whatsoever that in private he strokes trump's ego and tells him how great and wonderful he is, all the while he gravels and begs him to understand that in public he has to distance himself in order to save the boy scouts

    Link
    The president of the Boy Scouts needs the Trump administration to approve his mega-merger
    https://qz.com/1038359/boy-scouts-president-randall-stephenson-has-been-lobbying-donald-trump-to-approve-the-att-time-warner-merger/

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  11. Anonymous12:10 PM

    Right-wingers pitch screaming fit over ‘terrifying’ Burqa women — who turned out to be just bus seats

    http://2d0yaz2jiom3c6vy7e7e5svk.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Norway-bus-seats-via-Facebook-800x430.png

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    1. Anonymous4:15 PM

      Just can't trust them Shah-Reeya seats!

      They turn you Muzzlim just by sitting in 'em!

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    2. oh for fcks sake. what the hell is wrong with these morans?

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    3. Anonymous4:40 AM

      It's depressing that this negativity appeared in Norway, a country with normally responsible people. I hope the idiots who commented with such vitriol are embarrassed.
      Beaglemom

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  12. Anonymous12:11 PM

    What an ignoramus. My God. THIS is what represents the USA to the world? And I could be wrong, but weren't the scouts standing the entire speech? It isn't like this was in some auditorium somewhere. Someone save us!!

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  13. Anonymous12:12 PM

    Boy Scout Law that President Trump lives by:

    A Scout is:

    Trustworthy - come on really... definitely not Trump... can't trust anything that lying bastard says

    Loyal - your kidding right.. definitely not Trump... only loyal to his wallet

    Helpful - only to himself... definitely not Trump

    Friendly - definitely not Trump ... friendly only to daddy Putin

    Courteous - not even to his wife... definitely not Trump

    Kind - Oops... definitely not Trump ... maybe kind to Ivanka

    Obedient - definitely not Trump

    Cheerful - definitely not Trump

    Thrifty - definitely not Trump

    Brave - chicken ass coward... definitely not Trump

    Clean - definitely not Trump if he likes golden showers

    and Reverent - If you describe someone's behaviour as reverent, you mean that they are showing great respect for a person or thing.... definitely not Trump

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    1. Anonymous4:38 AM

      President Obama was the epitome of all of these attributes. Trump's nastiness during his speech was such an affront to the former president's legacy, especially all that he and Michelle Obama did to help all American children and young people.
      Beaglemom

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  14. Anonymous12:17 PM

    United States of America Secret Service men and women, please keep Trump away from our Girl Scouts unless they are over 21.

    I can see his shitty grin hugging Girl Scouts.

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    1. Anonymous12:59 PM

      you know it. i would not let this pervert any closer to my child than the moon.

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  15. The ACLU has written a hilarious brief to defend John Oliver against coal baron Robert Murray. It almost sounds like Oliver wrote it having quickly gone to law school and passed the bar during the 4 weeks he was off the air.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-oliver-aclu-bob-murray_us_5981eae4e4b0353fbb341706?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

    "The American Civil Liberties Union thinks a defamation lawsuit filed by a coal industry titan against comedian John Oliver is a joke.

    So the organization has filed an amicus brief for Oliver that is, frankly, hilarious while making the point that free speech is still protected by the First Amendment."

    "The brief also directly addresses Murrary with section headings like “All of John Oliver’s Speech Was Protected by the First Amendment. You Can’t Sue People for Being Mean to You, Bob”; “Plaintiff’s Requested Injunction Is Clearly Unconstitutional. You Can’t Get a Court Order Telling the Press How to Cover Stories, Bob”; and “Anyone Can Legally Say ‘Eat Shit, Bob!’”

    The ACLU also argues the “case is about Murray not liking a television program and somehow believing that is a legally actionable offense,” adding, “apparently because [Murray’s] delicate sensibilities were offended, they clutched their pearls and filed this suit.”

    The brief also explains that truth is a defense in defamation lawsuits and includes this photo to defend Oliver’s claim that, yes, Murray does look like a “geriatric Dr. Evil.” "

    They've got all 16 pages of the brief in the article for anyone that wants to read it all. Plus the video of the original segment that instigated the lawsuit.

    Oh, yeah, the judge is going to have a lot of fun with this one before he dismisses Murray's ass.

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  16. Anonymous12:21 PM

    Meet Trump’s Daughter-in-Law, Lara Trump — She's Now Delivering 'Real News' on President's FB Page

    http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/08/937461-meet-trumps-daughter-law-lara-trump-shes-now-delivering-real-news-presidents-fb-page/

    Trump Launches 'Real News' Channel to List His Accomplishments, Then Can't List Any

    http://ijr.com/the-response/2017/08/937208-trump-launches-real-news-channel-list-accomplishments-cant-list/

    Spin, lies and more lies

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    1. Anonymous4:36 AM

      More "fake news" from yet another member of the Trump family. Not one person in Trump's family has a legitimate job. All are "fake." Have they no shame whatsoever?
      Beaglemom

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  17. Anonymous12:28 PM

    In a Heartbeat - Animated Short Film

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2REkk9SCRn0

    Awwwwww...love

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  18. Anonymous12:46 PM

    What John Kelly's final ICE raid tells us about Trump's new chief of staff. Seventy percent of immigrants ICE arrested weren’t the people ICE was supposedly targeting. https://www.vox.com/2017/8/2/16076742/ice-raid-immigration

    WH Spox Stephen Miller Nearly Comes To Blows With Jim Acosta Over Insane Immigration Proposal. Miller was not prepared to answer Jim Acosta's pointed questions and raised his voice at numerous times. http://crooksandliars.com/2017/08/jim-acosta-and-nazi-stephen-miller-have

    Trump Joins GOP Senators On Immigration Changes http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-legal-immigration-bill

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    1. Anonymous4:34 AM

      Kelly was on a "fishing expedition." Neither he nor his ICE personnel care about finding targeted people, just immigrants of any status, especially if they are Hispanic or Muslim. The rule of law has been meaningless in the US since minutes after noon on January 20, 2017.
      Beaglemom

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  19. Anonymous12:46 PM

    O/T Trump signed the sanctions order BUT only after he was on the phone with Putin!!!!!!!! Phone calls to Putin by Trump are not recorded but all his calls to other countries' leaders are. This one was not recorded!

    Throw his sorry ass out of the WH and save our country. Kelly is impotent in protecting our country and especially our democracy. Day three and it is the same old, same old.

    Quinnipiac says poll states Drumpf in low 30's!

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    1. Anonymous4:31 AM

      Congress needs to insist that all calls from Trump to Russians be monitored. This is an absolute disgrace.
      Beaglemom

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  20. Anonymous12:47 PM

    Trump got pranked. He's very gullible and believes things like "taxcuts create jobs." So of course he will believe anyone telling him that he gave a great speech.

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  21. Anonymous12:56 PM

    good God, his he unable to ever tell the truth? is his staff feeding him lies to keep him happy? will some get rid of this asshole? i'm at the point were someone could shoot him.

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  22. Trump now going all in on slashing LEGAL immigration.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-cotton-perdue-legal-immigration_us_5981eb6ae4b09d24e99482a8?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

    "President Donald Trump threw himself behind a bill on Wednesday that would make it dramatically more difficult for people to come to the U.S. legally, in spite of his past claims that he did not want to cut the number of people allowed into the country.

    Trump held an event at the White House with Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) to boost the latest iteration of their bill to slash the ways foreign nationals can move to the United States.

    The bill from Cotton and Perdue, known as the RAISE Act, would end the practice of prioritizing green cards for adult children and extended family of people already in the U.S., discontinue an immigration lottery program and limit the number of refugees to be accepted into the U.S. to only 50,000."

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    1. Anonymous2:27 PM

      http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/white-house-briefer-yells-at-cnns-jim-acosta-with-bonkers-arguement-statue-of-liberty-isnt-about-immigrants/

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    2. Anonymous3:28 PM

      Wanna bet he makes sure those non-immigrant visa numbers are increased, how else will he staff his resorts.

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    3. Anonymous4:31 AM

      The Statue of Liberty must be weeping twenty-four hours a day now.
      Beaglemom

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  23. Oh, look at the bag of slime Trump picked as a new bank regulator. You guessed. Mnuchin's pal in robosigning people out of their homes.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joseph-otting-foreclosure-donald-trump_us_5980b189e4b0d6e28a10fb05?3lc&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

    "President Donald Trump’s choice to lead a key bank regulation agency spent the first half of this decade running a bank that illegally foreclosed on hundreds of thousands of Americans, often using forged and fraudulent documents."

    "As the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Otting would be in charge of regulating the nation’s approximately 1,000 banks and bank subsidiaries. The office already has a history of lax enforcement standards and was chided for failing to step in during the foreclosure crisis to prevent the kinds of abuses engaged in by banks like OneWest."

    "Otting, who would be the first former bank executive to lead the office in nearly a century, hinted in his confirmation hearing that he would lean toward more deregulation of banking and insurance if confirmed."

    What a surprise. I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked.

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    1. Anonymous4:30 AM

      Trump has literally stuffed his administration with the worst people possible. Not one of his appointees cares at all about the American people as a whole. It's all about stealing as much as they can as soon as they can. And the GOP in Congress is allowing it to happen.
      Beaglemom

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  24. Anonymous1:32 PM

    http://video.gq.com/watch/the-closer-with-keith-olbermann-why-is-trump-reminding-us-of-the-pee-pee-tape

    KO!

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  25. Drumpf is full of more stuff than a christmas turkey with all the trimmings.

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  26. According to Malia Litman's blog, Snowgrift Snoozie's lawsuit may be dismissed soon. All discovery has been suspended.

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    1. Anonymous2:10 PM

      ... SHOCKING! "Judge Signals Dismissal Likely in Palin Defamation Suit"

      Palin lawyers blocked from grilling reporters in defamation suit

      http://nypost.com/2017/07/31/palin-lawyers-blocked-from-grilling-reporters-in-defamation-suit/

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    2. The Bob Murray/ John Oliver defamation suit is a lot more amusing. The ACLU wrote a hilarious and biting dismissal for the case. It included the pictures of Murray and Dr. Evil side by side and said there is no defamation in truth. But most of it was about the first amendment and addressed Murray personally. Like "You can't stop people from saying "Eat shit, Bob."

      All sixteen pages are posted on HuffPo.

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  27. Anonymous1:36 PM

    By A More Than 2-1 Margin, Americans Are Embarrassed To Have Trump As President

    In a Quinnipiac University Poll that is loaded with bad news for Trump, the worst news is that Trump has gone from failed president to national embarrassment.

    The Quinnipiac University Poll found, “American voters say 54 – 26 percent that they are embarrassed rather than proud to have Trump as president. Voters say 57 – 40 percent he is abusing the powers of his office and say 60 – 36 percent that he believes he is above the law.”

    As polarized as the polling was during the Obama years, and as unpopular as George W. Bush was, neither of the two previous presidents were considered embarrassments by voters. The worst thing that can happen to a politician is that they are not taken seriously.

    http://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/02/2-1-margin-americans-embarrassed-trump-president.html

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  28. Anonymous1:49 PM

    http://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/02/boy-scouts-suggesting-trump-lied-invents-fake-call-praise-speech.html

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  29. Anonymous3:26 PM

    that there was a standing ovation that lasted "for five minutes after I had already gone."
    ======================
    The moron doesn’t realize there was a 5 min standing ovation because he was gone!

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  30. Anonymous3:45 PM

    When are they going to add a straight-jacket and padded room to the White House? Trump is nuts.

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  31. Anonymous4:27 PM

    He expects us to just take his lies as reality. What a fool.

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  32. Anonymous4:28 PM

    I can't decide which one is most accurate:

    1. Trump lies and assumes we will all believe him because...Trump.

    2. Trump lies about things that are easily proven false, knows that WE know he's lying, but doesn't care.

    3. Trump doesn't know he's lying because he believes that whatever he wants to be real IS real.

    4. All of the above.

    I'm only scared by choices 1, 2, 3 an 4.

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    1. Anonymous11:44 PM

      "Remember, Jerry... It's not a lie, ... if you believe it."
      -- George Costanza

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  33. Anonymous4:36 PM

    What is disturbing is that their actually are folks who believe he is the greatest and 'bestest' because he says so. Lots of them. Trump tweets out 'reality' for his barely sentient base. They love to wildly wave little Trump flags when he appears. Given what I have seen of them, if he stomped puppies they would go orgasmic. They are the most hateful group of low achievers I have ever seen.

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  34. Anonymous8:39 PM

    Who are these people who support and love Donald Trump? Are they sane?
    I wish upon wish he wasn't president because he takes up everyone in America's time.
    We wake up to his news, we go to sleep with his news.
    It's a fucking nightmare.
    Please let him go away. Are we in purgatory?

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  35. Anonymous1:56 AM

    Only the dolts who support him don't realize most of what comes out of his mouth is a lie. He is pathological.

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