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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts) Wed Nov 1, 2017, 05:06 PM Nov 2017

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List something that Trump did or said that you honestly thought was satire at first.

One for me has to be the Cinco De Mayo/"I love Hispanics!" tweet:

Honest to God, I thought it was photoshop when I first saw it.

And now just today, reading that he wants to call the tax bill the "Cut Cut Cut Act"....I truly and honestly thought it was a joke.

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List something that Trump did or said that you honestly thought was satire at first. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2017 OP

Saying that "nobody knew that health care was so complicated." Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 #1

"I'm running for President." Lochloosa Nov 2017 #2

THIS GallopingGhost Nov 2017 #5

Thought the 'putting windows in the wall so we won't get pelted with 40 lb. Bags of Mexican dope' Saboburns Nov 2017 #3

Same here. It had such a Warner-Brothers sound to it. Sugar Smack Nov 2017 #9

My problem is... lame54 Nov 2017 #4

My fingers are long & beautiful, as, has been well documented, are various other parts of my body FM123 Nov 2017 #6

"I Donald J. Trump onethatcares Nov 2017 #7

Trump: "I will never lie to you" left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #8

Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts)

1. Saying that "nobody knew that health care was so complicated."

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 05:09 PM

Nov 2017

Followed closely by the claim that he was the first person to use the phrase "prime the pump."

Lochloosa

(16,066 posts)

2. "I'm running for President."

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 05:14 PM

Nov 2017

GallopingGhost

(2,404 posts)

5. THIS

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 05:23 PM

Nov 2017

one hundred trillion times over!

Saboburns

(2,807 posts)

3. Thought the 'putting windows in the wall so we won't get pelted with 40 lb. Bags of Mexican dope'

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 05:17 PM

Nov 2017

Was satire.

But nope, Donald really said it and meant it.

Sugar Smack

(18,748 posts)

9. Same here. It had such a Warner-Brothers sound to it.

Reply to Saboburns (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 08:01 PM

Nov 2017

That's the way he operates: Warner-Brothers Physics.

lame54

(35,293 posts)

4. My problem is...

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 05:18 PM

Nov 2017

Falling for Onion and Borowits headlines because they sound like something Trump would say or do

FM123

(10,053 posts)

6. My fingers are long & beautiful, as, has been well documented, are various other parts of my body

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 05:30 PM

Nov 2017

Ew......

onethatcares

(16,172 posts)

7. "I Donald J. Trump

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 06:21 PM

Nov 2017

hereby swear............."

Then my nightmare began.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

8. Trump: "I will never lie to you"

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 07:49 PM

Nov 2017

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