Trump When Asked If Attacks On Khan Family A Mistake: Define 'Mistake'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Donald Trump on Thursday morning refused to acknowledge whether his relentless attacks on a Gold Star family were a "mistake," but he also avoided launching into a full defense of his comments.

"You’ll have to define what a 'mistake' means. We’re not here to talk about that. We’re here to talk about economics," Trump said on CNBC when asked if his attacks on the Khan family were a "mistake."

He then refused to talk about the situation further.

"It’s been put to bed for a long time, and I don’t think there’s any reason for you to reopen it," Trump said.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-khan-define-mistake

[Siwsan]

1. "Mistake": an error in judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc

Example: His decision to run for POTUS. That's a mistake.

[thesquanderer]

2. Maybe this is Trump's definition of misteak

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

14. "The classiest most terrific horse meat on the market. Guaranteed!". nt

[lark]

17. Wonder if he consider Drumpf (Steal from) U a mistake?

The people who were duped sure think they made a mistake trusting him. Hopefully enough people in the US aren't batshit crazy so we don't end up with him are the biggest mistake this country has ever made. I shudder to think what this madman would do to us.

[TexasProgresive]

3. Sounds like he's taking a page from the big Dawg

"It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is." That's just the 1st thing that came to mind reading the post title.

Edit to add: I just want to say that President Clinton should never have been asked that question. It had nothing to do with the investigation. Now what the Cheeto Bandito did to the Khans is unconscionable. The only mistake he made is letting what his brain thinks excrete from the anal sphincter he passes off as a mouth.

[DonViejo]

8. It was a mistake on the Big Dawg's part...

"in what tense is the question being asked" should have been his response. The question was "is there a relationship..." when it should have been "was there a relationship?"

[TexasProgresive]

9. I still think it is ironic that the trumpeter said that.

[DonViejo]

11. Oh hell yes. He knew exactly what he was saying;

trying to be cute and coy in the process

[Kathy M]

4. Don is an Ass ...... Trying to flex muscles and show

dominance when he is in the wrong , just like the stand on his taxes and many other things

[BeyondGeography]

5. They humiliated him, he lost every time he tried to get even and he'll never get over it

Only a question of time before he attacks them again.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Spoken like a true sociopath.

He has no clue.

[Initech]

7. "Well that's because winners like me don't make mistakes."

"Only stupid losers make mistakes. In my White House, there will be no stupid losers making mistakes. Because it's all about winning, we are going to win. And if America wants to be great again, America wants to win, then no winners are going to be held accountable. Only stupid losers are going to be held accountable!"

[leftynyc]

16. I'm not so sure that's true

TRUE winners acknowledge their mistakes and learn from them to do better next time. Insecure little whiners wont admit mistakes because their egos can't take more bruising.

[6chars]

10. Just like the Fonz

[Third Doctor]

12. The fact that he doesn't think this was a mistake

or even will offer a token apology says a lot about his character.

[uppityperson]

13. "It's been put to bed for a long time"? No, Don, it hasn't.

[Grins]

15. Oh, to get another one of those Reich-wing emails about Clinton defining the word "is".

"You’ll have to define what a 'mistake' means. We’re not here to talk about that. We’re here to talk about economics. It’s been put to bed for a long time, and I don’t think there’s any reason for you to reopen it." - Trump when asked if his attacks on the Khan family were a "mistake."

Oh, to get another one of those Reich-wing emails about Clinton defining the word "is".