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highplainsdem

(49,022 posts) Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:48 PM Aug 2017

Glenn Thrush nailed it:

Link to tweet

Trump is so loathe to issue this statement, he has to lead up to it with a lengthy self-congratulation on the economy

Trump was obviously seething with anger throughout the speech, too, even while he read the self-congratulatory part.

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Trump is so loathe to issue this statement, he has to lead up to it w/ a lengthy self-congratulation (Original Post) highplainsdem Aug 2017 OP

Just like when he had to admit his lie about Obama's birthplace. Justice Aug 2017 #1

Good point. Btw, Maggie Haberman made the same comparison: highplainsdem Aug 2017 #2

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1. Just like when he had to admit his lie about Obama's birthplace.

Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:51 PM

Aug 2017

He had the veterans all around him bathing him in compliments and then got up and said one weasel sentence. No apology or explanation.

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2. Good point. Btw, Maggie Haberman made the same comparison:

Mon Aug 14, 2017, 01:02 PM

Aug 2017

Link to tweet

This statement from Trump - beginning with self-praise on the economy - similar to his presser acknowledging Obama was born in US.