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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsParalipsis: How Donald Trump gets away with saying what he says
In an interview last month, George Stephanopoulos asked Donald Trump about his retweet of a follower who insisted that both Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were ineligible for the presidency.
Trump dismissed Stephanopoulos question with it was a retweet as if to say that retweeting someone elses claim meant that he wasnt responsible for the content.
When pressed, Trump continued:
Its a response that can be reduced to Im not saying it, Im just saying it.
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/how-trump-gets-away-with-saying-the-things-he-says/
Trump dismissed Stephanopoulos question with it was a retweet as if to say that retweeting someone elses claim meant that he wasnt responsible for the content.
When pressed, Trump continued:
I mean, let people make their own determination. Ive never looked at it, George. I honestly have never looked at it. As somebody said, hes not [eligible]. And I retweeted it. I have 14 million people between Twitter and Facebook and Instagram, and I retweet things and we start dialogue and its very interesting.
Its a response that can be reduced to Im not saying it, Im just saying it.
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/how-trump-gets-away-with-saying-the-things-he-says/
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Paralipsis: How Donald Trump gets away with saying what he says (Original Post)
LuckyTheDog
Mar 2016
OP
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)1. Very presidential.
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)2. When Trump says "honestly"
Hold on to your wallet.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)3. And people are eating it up.
It's damn scary.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)4. Shooting from the hip is very presidential.
Ugh.
usedtobedemgurl
(1,137 posts)5. He has constantly done this.
I have watched him say that so many times and it just kills me. No, you are saying it by retweeting it or repeating it in a speech!