Doesn't sound like a lie at all.Trump never explicitly allowed his visits nor barred him from the White House, Wolff said, which allowed Wolff to exploit this "non-disapproval" to gain access through "various senior staffers."
It was the second one, and you don't have to try to find bullshit like this. These lists are full of them, that's why they can't be taken seriously.In the most general way of interpreting that statement they are correct. You can look at any specific statement and then, after the fact, change it slightly to fit your view. That's not what he does. Also, you picked one of literally thousands. — ProbablyTrue
Again, many of those are not lies. You just want to interpret them in your own way, rather than the way they were meant in - that's called being uncharitable.You seem to have no problem with a person who holds the highest office in the world telling lies at an unprecedented rate. The evidence is there. The mental gymnastics you perform to justify them is impressive. — ProbablyTrue
Again, many of those are not lies. You just want to interpret them in your own way, rather than the way they were meant in - that's called being uncharitable. — Agustino
For example this - it's true. Manafort, who was part of the Trump team, was wiretapped, for example.Accusing a former president of wiretapping him? — ProbablyTrue
What's wrong there? Trump behaved very normally. Of course, you cannot say everything openly, that's why he told the guy "you can figure it out yourself". That's how talk goes on at the high levels. Not everything is talked about directly.
No, that wasn't the context. The context was that he repeatedly told that guy that he had told him enough, and he can figure the rest by himself, and that guy kept insisting. That is called, at minimum, being rude, or being stupid.He behaved normally for a liar. He was confronted with a previous claim he made and his response was "I don't stand by anything." — ProbablyTrue
What do you think is going on? — Mongrel
Only for a year? I think the fantasy has been going on for many years.Democrats and liberals, and their media cheerleaders, have been living in fantasy land for a year. The cognitive dissonance and nervous breakdown incoming is going to be delicious. — gurugeorge
And hopefully, when this matter is solved, and nothing happens to Trump, especially you Wayfarer, will apologise for creating a fuss for so long out of nothing. — Agustino
Trump has the highest popularity, amongst Republicans, of any President in recent history - and rightly so, he gets stuff done. 84% of Republicans approve of Trump. — Agustino
Really I'd have said this was utterly beneath you.Since the Mueller investigation is ultimately based on the noise created by the "Dossier", — gurugeorge
what a joke mate, what a joke. What is this?
"We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history."
They say this is a lie. That's wrong. It depends how you interpret it. If you interpret it as a reduction in corporate tax, it is the biggest in history. You could also interpret it as "really big" tax cuts.
This is what I mean, the media is really dishonest. How can anyone read and believe this crap? It's like the most uncharitable way to read someone's statements in history! — Agustino
Trump came in sixth in total State of the Union viewers since Nielsen began collecting the data in 1993. George W. Bush garnered 62 million viewers in 2003; Bill Clinton 53 million in 1998; W. Bush 51.8 million in 2002; Obama 48 million in 2010; and Clinton 45.8 million in 1994.
This is what I mean, the media is really dishonest. How can anyone read and believe this crap? It's like the most uncharitable way to read someone's statements in history! — Agustino
Only for a year? I think the fantasy has been going on for many years. — Agustino
Your position is that Trump is all right — tim wood
Exactly my point, if you call this a lie *facepalm*. Look, real lies are things that are said to deceive and usually harm others. This is an inconsequential 'lie', and in fact, it's not even that. It's just an exaggeration. We all know that's how Trump speaks. Some people have a hyperbolic discourse - I've had many friends who were like that.A lie about the SOTU: "Thank you for all of the nice compliments and reviews on the State of the Union speech. 45.6 million people watched, the highest number in history." — Michael
Thanks for admitting you hold a grudge, and the obstruction and collusion is merely a pretext. That's a beginning.I'm not creating any fuss. I'm reporting on the fuss that the media, the intelligence community, and the Congressional investigations are making.
Also, my concern with Trump isn't just about the allegations of criminal activity (or the criminal activity of members of his campaign), but also of his character and policies, and being found innocent of collusion or obstruction wouldn't take away from that. — Michael
Sure, I can clarify what I mean. I mean that the media is uncharitable, and doesn't take the comments Trump makes with the meaning that they are really intended to convey. If he says "biggest crowd ever" - that's a hyperbole because that's his style. We all know that, so they are the stupid ones who read what he says in a way that it was never intended in. In philosophy, we call that being uncharitable.Depends what you mean by dishonest. It depends how you interpret it. It can be taken as hyperbole. A hyperbole isn't a lie. — unenlightened
Yeah, I noticed what you were trying to do, and I ignored it, because I don't think you're right.Dude, when I use your own words against you in that way, you are supposed to notice that you are being as uncharitable/hyperbolic/ mendacious/ whatever, as the people you are complaining about. What you let Trump off the hook for is the same as what you condemn 'the media' for. This is called hypocrisy. — unenlightened
Thanks for admitting you hold a grudge, and the obstruction and collusion is merely a pretext. That's a beginning. — Agustino
I think the accusations should be investigated, but you and Wayfarer are being unfair when talking about them, and presenting clearly biased viewpoints. I don't think the investigation should be shut down, I think it should be allowed to run its course.Rather I'd say that your support of Trump has left you with confirmation bias given that you seem to just dismiss any serious allegations against him and pass off everything else as inconsequential. — Michael
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