Matt Lauer Lets Donald Trump Get Away With Iraq War Lie
Its been nearly seven months since audio surfaced proving Trumps 2002 support of the Iraq War.
Of all the lies Donald Trump likes to tell while running for president, the one about being an early opponent of the 2003 Iraq War may be his favorite. Despite well-documented evidence that the casino mogul spoke in support of the ill-fated war in the lead-up to the invasion, reporters have repeatedly let the Republican presidential candidate tell a revisionist version of his past stance without pushing back on the claim.
That sequence repeated itself on Wednesday night during NBCs televised town hall, the first event featuring the two presidential candidates in back-to-back question-and-answer sessions. When it was Trumps turn, NBCs Matt Lauer asked the Republican candidate what about his past experiences has prepared him to be the countrys commander in chief.
Trump followed a familiar routine of dodging the question, offering vague assurances of his success, and eventually, outright lying.
Well, I think the main thing is, I have great judgment. I have good judgment. I know whats going on. Ive called so many of the shots. And I happened to hear Hillary Clinton say that I was not against the war in Iraq. I was totally against the war in Iraq ― from ― you can look at Esquire magazine from 04, you can look at before that. I was against the war in Iraq because I said it would totally destabilize the Middle East, which it has. It has absolutely been a disastrous war.
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