Donald Trump brags that he got 'higher ratings than 9/11' in interview about first 100 days

[forgotmylogin]

Source: Independent

Donald Trump boasted that his ratings were higher than broadcasts of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in an interview about his first 100 days in the White House.

“It’s the highest for ‘Face the Nation’ or as I call it, ‘Deface the Nation’. It’s the highest for ‘Deface the Nation’ since the World Trade Center. Since the World Trade Center came down. It’s a tremendous advantage.”

Several hours after the attacks on 11 September 2001, during which almost 3,000 people died, Mr Trump was interviewed on radio and claimed that since the Towers came down, he now owned the tallest building in Manhattan. He was also condemned for claiming around $150,000 of government funds for small businesses to get back on their feet after the attacks.

The President also falsely claimed that he saw Muslims clapping and cheering as they watched the Towers fall, which could have contributed to an anti-Muslim rhetoric that led to a 65 per cent spike in hate crimes against Muslims in 2015, as found by the FBI.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-9-11-approval-ratings-interview-who-with-first-100-days-us-president-world-trade-center-a7698516.html

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Mind that third rail, 45.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Ratings are all that matters to him.

"I got better ratings than 9/11!" But maybe that isn't something he should be bragging about, since the reason people were watching the news on 9/11 was because a terrifying disaster was occurring. SCROTUS may be getting "great ratings" now for the same reason.

Also, it was an incredibly insensitive and tasteless thing to say, and it further illustrates his toxic narcissism.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

19. "Incredibly"? I find it quite credible. We're talking about *****, remember. NT

[Blanks]

2. His first 100 days have been a bigger national disaster. Makes sense eom.

[Vinca]

3. Just when you think he can't hit a new low . . .

[Scarsdale]

4. What a mess

the country is in, with this Agent Orange in the WH. The man is delusional. I doubt his ratings are as high as he claims. Someone - ANYONE had better do something about him FAST, before the clown destroys the entire earth.

[uppityperson]

5. He has been a bigger disaster.

Wtf is his problem?

[pandr32]

6. What a soulless phuck this smuck is

Without his daddy's money and connections he would likely be doing time with other low IQ psychopaths by now. He is a serial sexual predator and a conman with money and some scary connections--like the Russian mob. Because of this he is the usurper in our White House.

[BeyondGeography]

7. He keeps coming up with new ways to find the bottom

Gotta hand it to him.

[dalton99a]

8. Vile demented dumbass.

[Yavin4]

9. And yet, the media will give him another pass on this.

Let any Democrat say something like this, and the pundits will scream bloody murder.

[JHan]

23. Yup

[forgotmylogin]

28. Lawrence O'Donnell brought it up last night

on MSNBC talking to Joy Reid.

[Goprox]

10. The title of the article is wrong

Trump said these were higher ratings since 9-11.
Trump is an asshole for even bringing up 9-11, but websites should still not make up quotes.

[forgotmylogin]

15. I agree...

It would be correct if they removed the quotes in the headline as it's not what he actually said verbatim.

He said "It’s the highest (ratings) for ‘Deface the Nation’ since the World Trade Center..." where he's implying that his ratings topped those on 9/11... essentially the same thing as saying he got higher ratings than 9/11 on that specific show. But it is an inaccurate quote unless the story is blindly quoting someone else misquoting 45, which is probably not the case.

Parenthetical braces in the quote above should actually be brackets for implied word "ratings" but DU does not show square brackets.

[Ray Bruns]

11. And there you have it. It's all about him.

Classic narcissist. Me, Me, Me. Oh, all those people died -oh well. Me, Me, Me.
I have said it once, and I will say it again. Donald Trump has never done anything for anyone. Never has, never will.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Yet the media keeps insisting that he still has time to "pivot" or "change course".

[UpInArms]

13. this fucktard's elevator only goes lower

I am so ashamed of my fellow citizens for electing this nasty thing

[drmeow]

14. It makes sense

both were/are an extremist attack on America.

[Angry Dragon]

16. president EGO

[FailureToCommunicate]

17. That yellow rain on the WH lawn are friends who died that day pissing down from

heaven on you, you sorry excuse for a human.




Just when you think 45 can't be any more vile...

[JudyM]

25. Oh, if only they could!

[emmadoggy]

18. Hmmm....what's the word I'm looking for?

Oh, yeah. DEPLORABLE.

What a vile excuse for a human being.

[58Sunliner]

20. He sees tragedy as ratings fodder. What a POS. My apologies to feces everywhere.

[GeorgeGist]

21. FUCK YOU DONALD!

[RobinA]

22. So Far,

this idiot doesn't seem to have third rail.

I want to say it amazes me, but I guess it doesn't, that he puts down the press in one breath and then in the next breath he's bragging about his ratings in said press. "The press really sucks and are a bunch of liars and losers, but I'm number one in the press!" It's like he can't hold a thought in his head until he gets to the end of the thought.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

24. Wow.. no respect for Face The Nation

WTF is Trump even doing in politics... oh yeah it's a money grab for him and his family.

[chelsea0011]

26. This is what's frightening about him is what means would he go to

if ratings are all that matter to him?

[C_U_L8R]

27. As a NYer who was at the WTC

Fuck you Donald. Fuck you very much.