Trump Campaign Changed Ukraine Platform, Lied About It

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Source: The Daily Beast

The Trump campaign went out of its way to dramatically alter the Republican Party’s official position on Ukraine—against the wishes of GOP hawks and despite senior Trump aide Paul Manafort’s insistence that they weren’t involved.

The move, first reported by The Washington Post, alienated Republicans who have made up the party’s foreign policy base for decades, and indicates that the Trump campaign has a particular interest in Ukraine, where Manafort had previously worked for a pro-Putin leader.

Manafort said on NBC’s Meet the Press this past weekend that the change in language on Ukraine “absolutely did not come from the Trump campaign.”

But this account is contradicted by four sources in the room, both for and against the language.

Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/03/trump-campaign-changed-ukraine-platform-lied-about-it.html

[cstanleytech]

1. When havent they lied is the real question. nt

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2. This is a HUGE deal and needs definitive clarification. WHO FAVORED softening on Russin aggression?

[Old and In the Way]

4. This is national security issue

Either the RNC or Trump or his key manager changed the policy. Regardless, this is a huge change in US policy and we need to know who and why it was changed.

[unitedwethrive]

7. Yes...and this needs more media attention than

ejecting a baby from a rally.

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3. Manafort is actually a very skillful liar.

In some ways more frightening than Donald.

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5. His saying the plagiarism claims re: Melania's speech were crazy doesn't jive with that.

A skilled liar would never have told a lie so easily disproven. Casual, natural, constant liar- YES- just like The Con. Isn't used to being called on it- YES- just like The Con. Scum- YES- just like The Con.

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6. Trump's "empire" is floating on a sea of oligarch "loans."

[Tempest]

11. Drumpf Jr admitted to it

“Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets,” Trump’s son, Donald Jr., told a real estate conference in 2008, according to an account posted on the website of eTurboNews, a trade publication. “We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.”

[WheelWalker]

8. Kick

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9. This should be a much bigger story.

Trump screwed up royally by going after the Khans, but this is potentially far more consequential. Does Trump even know that his campaign pushed through this platform change?

[SunSeeker]

10. I can't believe this is not a raging scandal.