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99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:00 PM Aug 2015

Rachael BREAKs WEIRD NEWs story re: Trump's bizarre phone call to Bill Clinton

to get his advice about running, a few weeks before Trumps announcement.

Trump had a longish conversation with Bill Clinton before his announcement
to get Bill's 'advice' about getting into the GOP race, and Bill basically said "totally, I
encourage you to get into the race"
<-- a paraphrase, but still, this is
pretty weird shit.

Anyone else see that?

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Rachael BREAKs WEIRD NEWs story re: Trump's bizarre phone call to Bill Clinton (Original Post) 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 OP
Big Dog rocks. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #1
I can just see bill laughing himself silly after he hangs up! niyad Aug 2015 #2
Even in his wildest dreams... msrizzo Aug 2015 #7
None of this shit happening now is an accident. LuvNewcastle Aug 2015 #3
Hmmmm....might be something to that....nt artislife Aug 2015 #9
Many of us saw the Washington Post story posted earlier on DU... PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #4
Thanks for posting this link -nt- 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #15
You don't need the GOP, Trumpy....Create the Trump Party! FSogol Aug 2015 #5
Trump is a Clinton plot to wreck the clown car Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #6
I suspect we are about to hear a LOT more about this Bjorn Against Aug 2015 #8
I heard Trump might be working undercover as a Democratic operative that Heather MC Aug 2015 #10
The story from the WaPo was very vague about sources ericson00 Aug 2015 #11
I'm pretty sure I saw leftynyc Aug 2015 #16
when the aides have names, I'll listen ericson00 Aug 2015 #17
Big Dawg Trolled The Donald AnnieBW Aug 2015 #12
I smell a conspiracy. Here's what must have happened: Vattel Aug 2015 #13
Love it. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #18
I heard parts of it fadedrose Aug 2015 #14
The Clintons belong to Trumps country club. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #19
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
1. Big Dog rocks.
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:03 PM
Aug 2015

Uhh...yeah Trumpster....You're a brilliant man and can accomplish great things... Holds phone away. Hillary, you're not going to believe this shit!!!!

msrizzo

(796 posts)
7. Even in his wildest dreams...
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:13 PM
Aug 2015

....Bill is smart but who could have imagined that Trump would have made such a splash. Let's see what Trumpy says tomorrow because you know Fox will ask him about this.

LuvNewcastle

(16,846 posts)
3. None of this shit happening now is an accident.
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:06 PM
Aug 2015

All of these 'front-runners' have their roles to play in this farce.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
4. Many of us saw the Washington Post story posted earlier on DU...
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:06 PM
Aug 2015
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027045843

I find most of what people post from Maddow's show has been discussed previously on DU.
 

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
6. Trump is a Clinton plot to wreck the clown car
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:09 PM
Aug 2015

That's territory. Nobody could every prove it, or disprove it. Just your run of the mill conspiracy theory.

Except for that yes they actually did discuss it before hand, that's known.

And Bill Clinton did actually encourage Donald Trump to run.

So I don't know what further pieces of evidence are needed to complete the proof beyond that.

 

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)
10. I heard Trump might be working undercover as a Democratic operative that
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 11:19 PM
Aug 2015

infiltrated the Republican party

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
16. I'm pretty sure I saw
Thu Aug 6, 2015, 05:06 AM
Aug 2015

that aides to Trump have confirmed the conversation happened - but they also claim 2016 election was not the topic.

 

Vattel

(9,289 posts)
13. I smell a conspiracy. Here's what must have happened:
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 11:38 PM
Aug 2015

Trump called Clinton and offered to help Hillary by running. The plan would be to feed the news media a fun narrative in which Bernie would be characterized as the Democrat's Trump, an unelectable crazy racist extremist with bad hair. Trump went on to tell Bill that it would cost him one million dollars. Of course Bill just laughed at the allusion to Dr. Evil's demand in the Austin Powers movie and then he told his Foundation peeps to secretly pay Trump 10 billion dollars.

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