Trump: Media ‘Terribly Dishonest’ to Say I Wasn’t Against Iraq War from the Start

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite

There is no evidence Donald Trump was strongly opposed to the Iraq War from the beginning. And yet today he decided to insist, throwing out evidence that’s already been scrutinized, he was always opposed to the war.

Trump touted an interview he gave to Esquire expressing skepticism about Iraq he said he gave at the start of the war. The war began in March 2003. Trump gave the interview in 2004. He admitted that he did seem supportive in a 2002 interview with Howard Stern, but was still very very critical.

He insisted that he was just a “private citizen” back then so no one cared about his thoughts on Iraq, and he also went after “trigger-happy” Hillary Clinton by saying only one of them had access to classified data.

Trump naturally lashed out at the “terribly dishonest” media for calling him out on this.

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[dhill926]

1. jesus christ...I hope he loses in disgrace…

And is exiled to Elba.

[guillaumeb]

2. What do you have against Elba?

[Yallow]

4. Is Corsica Farther From The Mainland?

I'm just sayyin'

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. Elba is returnable from. St. Helena is more permanent

though I wouldn't inflict him on the poor inhabitants.

[PatSeg]

3. So the media is "dishonest"

because it points out HIS dishonesty?

Well as he said about Putin, he says nice things about people who say nice things about him. Nothing about being truthful, however.

[ToxMarz]

5. Yes Hillary was the only one who had access to the cherry picked and probably

manipulated if not downright fraudulent classified data Bush/Cheney/Powell were supplying.

[pnwmom]

7. She didn't have access to classified information then. Ted Kennedy did, as a member of the

Foreign Relations Committee, and he said he didn't blame those who -- without access to that information -- voted for the IWR.

[jmowreader]

15. Shrub pulled most congress members' clearances shortly after 9/11

IIRC only the chairs of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees and the chamber leaders remained cleared.

[paleotn]

24. ???

The only one? As a Senator, she wasn't on a committee with that kind of access.

Are you simply ignorant of the facts and talking out of your arse or do you deal in bullshit regularly?

[ToxMarz]

25. Well your clearly one of the smartest guys in the room.

[pnwmom]

6. Hillary did not have access to classified information when she cast that vote. Sen. Ted Kennedy did,

as a member of the Senate Foreign relations committee. He voted against the IWR but he said he didn't blame any other Dem who voted for it (including Biden, Kerry, Clinton and others) because they didn't have access to the same classified information he did. They had to rely on the false statements coming from Colin Powell and others in the Bush administration.

[asiliveandbreathe]

8. Just the armpit of an armchair quarterback..

Disgusting lying altright hugging bigot - Heaven help us all...

[wishstar]

10. Even ABC and NPR today were emphatically saying he supported invading Iraq initially

Thankfully the Howard Stern interview has gone viral. Is it too much to hope his incessant lies and slamming media will finally backfire

[MissMillie]

26. more people need to turn off music radio

and listen to NPR.... the fairest coverage out there

[Wuddles440]

27. At one time, but not anymore..

Over the past few years and especially recently, NPR has veered to the right with their coverage. Many of their guests promote conservative causes (tRump supporters, climate change deniers, charter school proponents, etc.) and their talking points are not challenged by the commentators. Some of this appears to be as a result of over compensating for baseless criticism that they had a liberal bias and were not being fair to conservatives. However, much more significant factors probably are the influence of deep pocket conservative donors, such as the Kochs, and their influence ultimately over the programming.

[tinrobot]

12. Don't pick an argument with someone who buys ink by the barrel...

...or satellite time in bulk.

[UpInArms]

13. and since "He insisted that he was just a “private citizen” back then so no one cared about his

thoughts on Iraq,"

he is now going to LIE about it???

what a douche

[Agnosticsherbet]

14. Trump on Stern at 1:43. Are you for the war? I guess so?

Funk Donal Trump.

[Jim Dandy]

16. Crazy

Old Tang head is on film saying he supported the war in Iraq. He is crazy!

[Snellius]

17. Bragging about opposing Iraq to Republican yahoos is pretty stupid.

Most of his supporters were probably shouting red white and blue in the face watching the grand ole shock and awe. Kissing up to Russia, soft on Nato, bragging about opposing Iraq -- the old Cold War Republican foreign policy establish must be spitting up in their brandy.

[bucolic_frolic]

18. He's playing the Corporate Media game of credibility - deny, disavow, lie, obfuscate

and he plays it well ... after all, he understands PR from the corporate side
and he learned it in NYC home of Madison Avenue

[BumRushDaShow]

19. "He insisted that he was just a “private citizen” back then"

When I was looking for some info on Larry King, I stumbled upon this from 1999 when "private citizen Trump" was interviewed discussing his formation of an exploratory committee to run for President in the Reform Party (H. Ross Perot's party) -

[Roy Rolling]

21. Convenient "private citizen"

His so-called business expertise as a private citizen is all he touts. He has ZERO experience motivating someone without paying them a paycheck or a shorted-contract check. He has no clue that there are other motivations beyond money grubbing.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. "He has ZERO experience motivating someone without paying them a paycheck"

And in many cases, he promises the check but doesn't deliver!

[Roy Rolling]

20. Same as Palin

They are so dishonest to quote what he says. The nerve!

FYI. All of my Trump friends doubled-down after last night saying he will win in a landslide now. It is a textbook case of people surrounding themselves with supporters and having no clue what is going on outside of that circle of zealots.

[jmowreader]

23. Oh Donald, Donald, you tiny-handed orange heathen...

The only reason the media is saying you weren't against the Iraq War from the start...is you WEREN'T.