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DonViejo

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Wed Jul 25, 2018, 09:53 AM Jul 2018

The Daily 202: Trump creates an alternative reality, and he wants you to join him there

By James Hohmann
July 25 at 9:31 AM

THE BIG IDEA: “Just remember,” President Trump said on Tuesday in Kansas City, “what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.”

He was complaining about the escalating fallout from his trade war. The president is angry that the press is telling the stories of farmers who are facing financial hardship because of the predictable retaliation by other countries to his tariffs. Speaking to a crowd of 4,000 at the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Trump specifically cited a package he saw earlier in the day on NBC. “It was heart-throbbing,” he said. “In fact, I wanted to say, ‘I got to do something about this Trump. Terrible.’” He then claimed NBC’s piece was “done by the lobbyists and by the people that they hire” and argued that the time to push for better trade deals is when the economy is growing. “This country is doing better than it's ever done before,” Trump said.

He asked Americans who are struggling to “just be a little patient.” Pointing to the press riser, Trump attacked what he called “the fake news” media. “Stick with us,” the president said. “Don’t believe the crap you see from these people.”

-- Trump’s quote reminded many people – including Link to tweet
" target="_blank">a former CIA case officer – of “1984,” the dystopian novel. “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command,” wrote George Orwell. “And if all others accepted the lie, which the party imposed, if all records told the same tale, then the lie passed into history and became the truth.”

HuffPost likened Trump’s comment to Obi-Wan Kenobi’s “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for” in “Star Wars” and the Wizard of Oz’s admonition, “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.”

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The Daily 202: Trump creates an alternative reality, and he wants you to join him there (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2018 OP
Growing up I saw this mentality among religious fundamentalists. Girard442 Jul 2018 #1
That's how you keep the cult in line dalton99a Jul 2018 #2
Who do you believe, me, or your own lyin' eyes? kwassa Jul 2018 #3

Girard442

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1. Growing up I saw this mentality among religious fundamentalists.
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 09:57 AM
Jul 2018

"Don't listen to those educated people. They just want to lead you astray."

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