It isn't good for the country that the President is a suspected liar.
saltwind 78 wrote:
Chocura750, Perhaps his constant lies are the worst thing about Trump. How can anybody trust the word of the President, or the United States, since he speaks for the country? I just don't understand how people can support a President with such obvious character flaws.
did you vote for the KNOWN liar , back stabbing , criminal? who showed NO concern for national security.
jeff smith wrote:
did you vote for the KNOWN liar , back stabbing , criminal? who showed NO concern for national security.
Of course Concaca741, voted for her AFTER she voted against her in 2008, in favor of the worst President of The United States of America, according to Jimmy Carter.
Chocura750 wrote:
President Trump says that the the new tax bill hurts him whereas everyone who knows the bill believes he's a liar and he will get enormous benefits from it. Some of his followers seem to believe his lies show he's strong, standing up to truth so to speak.
Trump could say he humped Melania New Year's Eve and a lot of people would hear and say he did 72 virgins on Air Force One flying over Iran!
johnmont wrote:
What about the 58,000 of our boys who died in Vietnam, a war based on lies!A war for oil!
My heart breaks for every soldier and their family who paid the ultimate price in defense of the country to whom I have dedicated my fealty and allegiance. It also grieves for the manner in which the Vietnam veterans were treated when they returned home. It was disrespectful and entirely undeserved.
The difference here, John, is that the last Administration was informed of when and where our men in Benghazi were located. They exclaimed that they were under siege and pleaded for support. Imagine if your son was one of the Benghazi victims. How would you feel if you knew his death was as a result of a DELIBERATE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER?? Reports from a former Navy Seal, present in Benghazi, testified that those on the ground in Benghazi sent an URGENT REQUEST from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the U.S. consulate. Those requests were DENIED by U.S. officials — who told the CIA operators twice to “stand down” rather than help. They were told to “stand down,” according to sources familiar with the exchange. Soon after, they were again told to “stand down.” Thankfully, that former Seal and at least two others ignored those orders and made their way to the consulate which at that point was on fire.
How do these politicians lay their heads on a pillow at night realizing their part in the massacre of four of our best and bravest?? A Four Star General even lost his command since he was aware of the availability of ready assistance, but refused to abandon his men to terrorists. So here is a man, so courageous that his military service earned him four stars, being relieved of his command, while the President goes on a Fund Raiser the next morning, and the Sec. of State goes to sleep. What an absolute disgrace!!!
What difference does it make? There are times I thought of praying for her, but I no expert at exorcisms!!!
[quote=Tradition]My heart breaks for every soldier and their family who paid the ultimate price in defense of the country to whom I have dedicated my fealty and allegiance. It also grieves for the manner in which the Vietnam veterans were treated when they returned home. It was disrespectful and entirely undeserved.
The difference here, John, is that the last Administration was informed of when and where our men in Benghazi were located. They exclaimed that they were under siege and pleaded for support. Imagine if your son was one of the Benghazi victims. How would you feel if you knew his death was as a result of a DELIBERATE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER?? Reports from a former Navy Seal, present in Benghazi, testified that those on the ground in Benghazi sent an URGENT REQUEST from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the U.S. consulate. Those requests were DENIED by U.S. officials — who told the CIA operators twice to “stand down” rather than help. They were told to “stand down,” according to sources familiar with the exchange. Soon after, they were again told to “stand down.” Thankfully, that former Seal and at least two others ignored those orders and made their way to the consulate which at that point was on fire.
How do these politicians lay their heads on a pillow at night realizing their part in the massacre of four of our best and bravest?? A Four Star General even lost his command since he was aware of the availability of ready assistance, but refused to abandon his men to terrorists. So here is a man, so courageous that his military service earned him four stars, being relieved of his command, while the President goes on a Fund Raiser the next morning, and the Sec. of State goes to sleep. What an absolute disgrace!!! Where was their compassion - their pride, their gratitude?
What difference did it make? There are times I thought of praying for her - but I'm no expert at exorcism!!!
RETW wrote:
Did you support Obama?
I bet he did. None so blind as those Kool-Aid drinking pinko commie Liberal Democrats, that will not see.
Kazudy wrote:
I bet he did. None so blind as those Kool-Aid drinking pinko commie Liberal Democrats, that will not see.
AND; to top it off, saltwind is an admitted Zionist.
Saltwind; I wonder who thinks you have any credibility here?
saltwind 78 wrote:
eagleye, I've been a Zionist as far back as I can remember. My family has been very active in the Zionist Organization of America and other Zionist groups. I have never heard them deal with any subject but Israel's security and welfare. The way they they do this is to raise funds by asking Jewish people for donations. The standard joke is that the definition of Zionism is one Jew asking another Jew for money to send a third Jew to Israel. While I am not privy to what goes on at the top levels of the Zionist movement, I know a lot of people that are. I have never heard of any plots or illegal or improper plans since Israel's War of Independence when Zionists were occupied with getting the new state weapons. Our only concerns are lobbying for Israel's security, raising funds through donations mainly to get Jews in countries like Ukraine and Ethiopia to Israel, and supporting institutions in Israel that help people, like different hospitals and Schools. Israel is quite capable of defending itself, and doing the intelligence necessary to defend itself. That is not the job of Zionists! That is the truth as far as what I know the truth to be!
Check out the dual nationals in Congress Israel and US and if they are attorneys BAR
eagleye13 wrote:
AND; to top it off, saltwind is an admitted Zionist.
Saltwind; I wonder who thinks you have any credibility here?
saltwind 78 wrote:
eagleye, I've been a Zionist as far back as I can remember. My family has been very active in the Zionist Organization of America and other Zionist groups. I have never heard them deal with any subject but Israel's security and welfare. The way they they do this is to raise funds by asking Jewish people for donations. The standard joke is that the definition of Zionism is one Jew asking another Jew for money to send a third Jew to Israel. While I am not privy to what goes on at the top levels of the Zionist movement, I know a lot of people that are. I have never heard of any plots or illegal or improper plans since Israel's War of Independence when Zionists were occupied with getting the new state weapons. Our only concerns are lobbying for Israel's security, raising funds through donations mainly to get Jews in countries like Ukraine and Ethiopia to Israel, and supporting institutions in Israel that help people, like different hospitals and Schools. Israel is quite capable of defending itself, and doing the intelligence necessary to defend itself. That is not the job of Zionists! That is the truth as far as what I know the truth to be!
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President Trump has made 1,950 false or misleading claims over 347 days
With just 18 days before President Trump completes his first year as president, he is now on track to exceed 2,000 false or misleading claims, according to our database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president.
As of Monday, the total stood at 1,950 claims in 347 days, or an average of 5.6 claims a day. (Our full interactive graphic can be found here.)
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As regular readers know, the president has a tendency to repeat himself — often. There are now more than 60 claims that he has repeated three or more times. The president’s impromptu 30-minute interview with the New York Times over the holidays, in which he made at least 24 false or misleading claims, included many statements that we have previously fact-checked.
We currently have a tie for Trump’s most repeated claims, both made 61 times. Both of these claims date from the start of Trump’s presidency and to a large extent have faded as talking points.
One of these claims was some variation of the statement that the Affordable Care Act is dying and “essentially dead.” The Congressional Budget Office has said that the Obamacare exchanges, despite well-documented issues, are not imploding and are expected to remain stable for the foreseeable future. Indeed, healthy enrollment for the coming year has surprised health-care experts. Trump used to say this a lot, but he’s quieted down since his efforts to repeal the law flopped.
Trump also repeatedly takes credit for events or business decisions that happened before he took the oath of office — or had even been elected. Sixty-one times, he has touted that he secured business investments and job announcements that had been previously announced and could easily be found with a Google search.
With the successful push in Congress to pass a tax plan, two of Trump’s favorite talking points about taxes — that the tax plan will be the biggest tax cut in U.S. history and that the United States is one of the highest-taxed nations — have rapidly moved up the list.
Trump repeated the falsehood about having the biggest tax cut 53 times, even though Treasury Department data shows it would rank eighth. And 58 times Trump has claimed that the United States pays the highest corporate taxes (25 times) or that it is one of the highest-taxed nations (33 times). The latter is false; the former is misleading, as the effective U.S. corporate tax rate (what companies end up paying after deductions and benefits) ends up being lower than the statutory tax rate.
We also track the president’s flip-flops on our list, as they are so glaring. He spent the 2016 campaign telling supporters that the unemployment rate was really 42 percent and the official statistics were phony; now, on 46 occasions he has hailed the lowest unemployment rate in 17 years. It was already very low when he was elected — 4.6 percent, the lowest in a decade — so his failure to acknowledge that is misleading.
An astonishing 85 times, Trump has celebrated a rise in the stock market — even though in the campaign he repeatedly said it was a “bubble” that was ready to crash as soon as the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates. Well, the Fed has raised rates three times since the election — and yet the stock market has not plunged as Trump predicted. It has continued a rise in stock prices that began under President Barack Obama in 2009. Again, Trump has never explained his shift in position on the stock market.
Moreover, the U.S. stock-market rise in 2017 was not unique and mirrored a global rise in equities. When looking at the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, it’s clear U.S. stocks haven’t rallied as robustly as their foreign equivalents. Yet Trump loves this claim so much that he has repeated it 28 times in the 49 days since our last update — more often than every other day.
We maintain the database by closely reading or watching Trump’s myriad public appearances and television and radio interviews. The interviews are especially hard to keep up with, in part because the White House does not routinely post on them on its website. In fact, a recent redesign of the White House website appears to make it difficult to find transcripts of Trump’s remarks at the White House.
Geo wrote:
President Trump has made 1,950 false or misleading claims over 347 days
With just 18 days before President Trump completes his first year as president, he is now on track to exceed 2,000 false or misleading claims, according to our database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president.
As of Monday, the total stood at 1,950 claims in 347 days, or an average of 5.6 claims a day. (Our full interactive graphic can be found here.)
Subscribe to the Post Most newsletter: Today’s most popular stories on The Washington Post
As regular readers know, the president has a tendency to repeat himself — often. There are now more than 60 claims that he has repeated three or more times. The president’s impromptu 30-minute interview with the New York Times over the holidays, in which he made at least 24 false or misleading claims, included many statements that we have previously fact-checked.
We currently have a tie for Trump’s most repeated claims, both made 61 times. Both of these claims date from the start of Trump’s presidency and to a large extent have faded as talking points.
One of these claims was some variation of the statement that the Affordable Care Act is dying and “essentially dead.” The Congressional Budget Office has said that the Obamacare exchanges, despite well-documented issues, are not imploding and are expected to remain stable for the foreseeable future. Indeed, healthy enrollment for the coming year has surprised health-care experts. Trump used to say this a lot, but he’s quieted down since his efforts to repeal the law flopped.
Trump also repeatedly takes credit for events or business decisions that happened before he took the oath of office — or had even been elected. Sixty-one times, he has touted that he secured business investments and job announcements that had been previously announced and could easily be found with a Google search.
With the successful push in Congress to pass a tax plan, two of Trump’s favorite talking points about taxes — that the tax plan will be the biggest tax cut in U.S. history and that the United States is one of the highest-taxed nations — have rapidly moved up the list.
Trump repeated the falsehood about having the biggest tax cut 53 times, even though Treasury Department data shows it would rank eighth. And 58 times Trump has claimed that the United States pays the highest corporate taxes (25 times) or that it is one of the highest-taxed nations (33 times). The latter is false; the former is misleading, as the effective U.S. corporate tax rate (what companies end up paying after deductions and benefits) ends up being lower than the statutory tax rate.
We also track the president’s flip-flops on our list, as they are so glaring. He spent the 2016 campaign telling supporters that the unemployment rate was really 42 percent and the official statistics were phony; now, on 46 occasions he has hailed the lowest unemployment rate in 17 years. It was already very low when he was elected — 4.6 percent, the lowest in a decade — so his failure to acknowledge that is misleading.
An astonishing 85 times, Trump has celebrated a rise in the stock market — even though in the campaign he repeatedly said it was a “bubble” that was ready to crash as soon as the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates. Well, the Fed has raised rates three times since the election — and yet the stock market has not plunged as Trump predicted. It has continued a rise in stock prices that began under President Barack Obama in 2009. Again, Trump has never explained his shift in position on the stock market.
Moreover, the U.S. stock-market rise in 2017 was not unique and mirrored a global rise in equities. When looking at the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, it’s clear U.S. stocks haven’t rallied as robustly as their foreign equivalents. Yet Trump loves this claim so much that he has repeated it 28 times in the 49 days since our last update — more often than every other day.
We maintain the database by closely reading or watching Trump’s myriad public appearances and television and radio interviews. The interviews are especially hard to keep up with, in part because the White House does not routinely post on them on its website. In fact, a recent redesign of the White House website appears to make it difficult to find transcripts of Trump’s remarks at the White House.
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Geo; who did you support and vote for to be president?
who was it that invented the Internet. who was it that said keep your doctor keep your healthcare. who was it that said read my lips no new taxes, trump talks a tweets and does all sorts of things SO What!! the swamp is draining HUMA and the rest are being rounded up, Comey, Mueler, HRC and slick willy and obozo are all criminal. the others speak only the teleprompter or MY MUSLIM FAITH with no birth certificate and McCain vetted him for the Republicans.
Geo wrote:
President Trump has made 1,950 false or misleading claims over 347 days
With just 18 days before President Trump completes his first year as president, he is now on track to exceed 2,000 false or misleading claims, according to our database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president.
As of Monday, the total stood at 1,950 claims in 347 days, or an average of 5.6 claims a day. (Our full interactive graphic can be found here.)
Subscribe to the Post Most newsletter: Today’s most popular stories on The Washington Post
As regular readers know, the president has a tendency to repeat himself — often. There are now more than 60 claims that he has repeated three or more times. The president’s impromptu 30-minute interview with the New York Times over the holidays, in which he made at least 24 false or misleading claims, included many statements that we have previously fact-checked.
We currently have a tie for Trump’s most repeated claims, both made 61 times. Both of these claims date from the start of Trump’s presidency and to a large extent have faded as talking points.
One of these claims was some variation of the statement that the Affordable Care Act is dying and “essentially dead.” The Congressional Budget Office has said that the Obamacare exchanges, despite well-documented issues, are not imploding and are expected to remain stable for the foreseeable future. Indeed, healthy enrollment for the coming year has surprised health-care experts. Trump used to say this a lot, but he’s quieted down since his efforts to repeal the law flopped.
Trump also repeatedly takes credit for events or business decisions that happened before he took the oath of office — or had even been elected. Sixty-one times, he has touted that he secured business investments and job announcements that had been previously announced and could easily be found with a Google search.
With the successful push in Congress to pass a tax plan, two of Trump’s favorite talking points about taxes — that the tax plan will be the biggest tax cut in U.S. history and that the United States is one of the highest-taxed nations — have rapidly moved up the list.
Trump repeated the falsehood about having the biggest tax cut 53 times, even though Treasury Department data shows it would rank eighth. And 58 times Trump has claimed that the United States pays the highest corporate taxes (25 times) or that it is one of the highest-taxed nations (33 times). The latter is false; the former is misleading, as the effective U.S. corporate tax rate (what companies end up paying after deductions and benefits) ends up being lower than the statutory tax rate.
We also track the president’s flip-flops on our list, as they are so glaring. He spent the 2016 campaign telling supporters that the unemployment rate was really 42 percent and the official statistics were phony; now, on 46 occasions he has hailed the lowest unemployment rate in 17 years. It was already very low when he was elected — 4.6 percent, the lowest in a decade — so his failure to acknowledge that is misleading.
An astonishing 85 times, Trump has celebrated a rise in the stock market — even though in the campaign he repeatedly said it was a “bubble” that was ready to crash as soon as the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates. Well, the Fed has raised rates three times since the election — and yet the stock market has not plunged as Trump predicted. It has continued a rise in stock prices that began under President Barack Obama in 2009. Again, Trump has never explained his shift in position on the stock market.
Moreover, the U.S. stock-market rise in 2017 was not unique and mirrored a global rise in equities. When looking at the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, it’s clear U.S. stocks haven’t rallied as robustly as their foreign equivalents. Yet Trump loves this claim so much that he has repeated it 28 times in the 49 days since our last update — more often than every other day.
We maintain the database by closely reading or watching Trump’s myriad public appearances and television and radio interviews. The interviews are especially hard to keep up with, in part because the White House does not routinely post on them on its website. In fact, a recent redesign of the White House website appears to make it difficult to find transcripts of Trump’s remarks at the White House.
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