Sarah falsely claims Trump saw devastation "firsthand" because he talked to people who saw it

[Miles Archer]

Sarah Sanders falsely claims Trump saw devastation ‘firsthand’ because he talked to people who really saw it

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/sarah-sanders-falsely-claims-trump-saw-devastation-firsthand-because-he-talked-to-people-who-really-saw-it/

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders this week defended President Donald Trump’s false claim that he had visited Hurricane Harvey disaster areas and had seen the devastation “firsthand.”

The Washington Post pointed out on Thursday that Trump had been criticized for asserting that he had personally witnessed disaster areas.

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After witnessing first hand the horror & devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey,my heart goes out even more so to the great people of Texas!

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“He met with a number of state and local officials who are eating, sleeping, breathing the Harvey disaster,” she said in defense of the president. “He talked extensively with the governor, who certainly is right in the midst of every bit of this, as well as the mayors from several of the local towns that were hit hardest. And detailed briefing information throughout the day yesterday talking to a lot of the people on the ground.”

“That certainly is a firsthand account,” she added.

[Bengus81]

1. She's as big as huckster as Trump is..........

He visited some nice clean air conditioned building that FEMA is operating out of. Looked like that building was NOT destroyed by Harvey.

[Sunlei]

2. please add Sarah or add "Trumps spokesperson" or use Mrs Huckabee in your headline, thanks.

everyone knows trumps spokespersons LIE FOR REPUBLICANS 'president' about everything.

[AJT]

3. I guess this means he has experienced first hand the fighting in Afghanistan.

Certainly the troops would agree.

[LovingA2andMI]

4. Can we place stupid Sarah's First Name in The Headline As....

We almost broke our neck, thinking the headline was talking about Senator Bernie Sanders. Thanks!

[underpants]

5. Firsthand

obtained by, coming from, or being direct personal observation or experience

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firsthand

[ecstatic]

6. Words matter. Trump still doesn't understand that simple fact

"witnessing first hand" means you were there. PERIOD! Slick Sarah tried to muddy the waters by changing it to "firsthand account," which is still an inaccurate description. The meetings that she described, if true, would be examples of secondhand accounts.

[MiniMe]

7. He may have flown over on AF1 and looked out the window

They just didn't post a pic of that.

[Cyrano]

8. Witnessed it first-hand on Fox "news"

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Let's hear it for the Arkansas public school system! I thought any

3rd. grader would know the difference between first and second hand information.