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DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 06:18 AM Aug 2016

Donald Trump, the "that's-not-what-I-meant"-candidate

The term was coined by a german internet-site.
http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/uswahl/trump-369.html



- A bad joke about starting an armed revolution or assassinations after HRC becomes President ... but that's not what he meant. He was talking about voting.

- Blood coming out of Megyn Kelly's wherever ... but that's not what he meant.

- A judge with mexican parents is automatically biased against Trump ... but that's not what he meant.

- Women should be punished for having abortions ... but that's not what he meant. He meant they should punish themselves for having an abortion.

- Making fun of a disabled journalist ... but that's not what he meant. He had no idea that the man he was mocking with spasms was disabled.

- Attacking the Khan-family ... but that's not what he meant.

- Tweeting a meme connecting HRC, money, a six-pointed star and corruption ... but that's not what he meant. There is no way somebody would identify a six-pointed star, money and corruption as an anti-semitic trope.





But it's good to know that Donald Trump is finally a candidate who tells it like it is!!!

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Donald Trump, the "that's-not-what-I-meant"-candidate (Original Post) DetlefK Aug 2016 OP
Perfect description of his campaign style UCmeNdc Aug 2016 #1
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