Discussion: Friendly Fire! Trump Calls Murdoch-Owned Paper 'Fake News' Over May Criticism

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And even though they have an audio recording of his exact words he labels it fake news. It amazes me that anyone listens to a word he says.

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Can we trade him for the fat baby balloon and have that as our President instead?

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relevant:

@poniewozik
Once again, “fake news” does not mean, “this is untrue.“ It means, “I give you permission to ignore this.“ Once you establish that, you can even apply it to direct quotes out of your own mouth.

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An Indian gentleman, Ramesh, used to own the framing/restoration studio that mounted every addition to my collection. He retired and sold it to Anatoly, from Siberia, a restoration artist himself and exquisite custom framer of art. They are both immigrants and two of the kindest, finest, most honest and hardworking people I’ve met in my life. No one else touches my acquisitions.

Trump wants all of us to be deprived of such people.

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Given Trump’s unpopularity overseas, he may have been giving the paper a boost with that accusation. So Murdoch’s good with him on this, I am sure.

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He was recorded.

Despite hearing Trump say the words the base will believe the “Fake news” Narrative that Trump didn’t say these things… At the same time will support him for saying them.

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Trump could claim the FBI and Deep State altered the tapes before they were aired and his knucklehead followers would swallow it hook, line and sinker. They’re hopelessly obtuse.

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The MAGAt’s won’t believe a thing. It’s called blissful ignorance…

I’ve got to think that Theresa May is looking on the bright side of life here. She’s not very popular in Britain, but standing next to Trump, she’s got to come off ahead in the comparison.

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Righteousness is a wide path. Self-righteousness is a bullhorn and a blindfold.

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Immigration is destroying European (Big Ass Racist Dog Whistle) Culture. I am pretty sure none of the education, environmental, transportation, family support, and international cooperation elements appeal to him or his party of stooges.

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I think Murdoch is the originator of all of this. Murdoch is Brexit because, as he said, he has more influence at 10 downing than in Brussels. He must love a fool like Boris Johnson. So Trump calling it “fake news” is a throwaway line. This has Murdoch’s hands all over it.

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Trump, the latter day incarnation of the Gingrich Legacy:

“I want to make sure every House Republican is protected from some kind of dishonest Democratic ad. So let me say on the record, any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood.”

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But deepest loyalty is signaled by reflexive believing, and what shows it better than loud belief in what’s obviously false — the more obvious the better.

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So obtuse they’re non-Euclidean. Greater than 360deg.

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Very, very large number of people marching in the streets because they do not like Donald Trump that is for sure. Waiting for Donald to claim this is fake news.

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“Trump says it, I believe it, that settles it.”

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I hope they get a bigger crowd than his inauguration.

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He wont bother claiming deep state etc. He’ll just say “Nuh-uh” and that is all the base will need to hear…

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