Trump doubles down on lie he told Canada's Trudeau in jumbled new tweet

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory




BRAD REED
15 MAR 2018 AT 09:36 ET

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a baffling and incoherent tweet defending his decision to simply make up facts during discussions with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Reacting to reports that he boasted about inventing false facts while talking with Trudeau, Trump insisted that he knew what he was talking about — even if he didn’t actually know what he was talking about.

Link to tweet

In fact, the United States government says that the U.S. actually does have a trade surplus — not a deficit — with Canada.

“U.S. goods and services trade with Canada totaled an estimated $627.8 billion in 2016,” writes the Office of the United States Trade Representative. “Exports were $320.1 billion; imports were $307.6 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade surplus with Canada was $12.5 billion in 2016.”

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. "America First" is rapidly becoming "Making America Go Alone". . . . . nt

[underpants]

6. First question for Sarah this afternoon

Does the President have a clue...

[hatrack]

17. More like "America, Go Home!"

[Fullduplexxx]

2. And that's how i know .....?

[underpants]

4. In an hour or so when he gets to work

He's going have to deal with a lot of snickering when he passes the water cooler

[underpants]

3. Oh THAT Canada

[DownFromTheMountain]

5. And I Am!

Just like when he said:"I'm a Great Christian, and I am!"

[Motley13]

7. Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. ―

Mark Twain

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. Okay, this deserves the Billy Madison Treatment.

[blugbox]

11. A simple "Wrong" would have been fine but...eh....

HAHA thank you for posting this!

Perfect response!!

Knibb High Football Rules!

[dalton99a]

13. +1

[Achilleaze]

9. republican lies are dangerous

republicans must stop lying to Americans, Canadians, and the rest of the world.

[we can do it]

10. Lies. Lies. Lies.

[DemoTex]

12. "March Madness"

It's not just about basketball, nowadays.

[Maeve]

14. True..now March comes in with the lyin'

but goes out with a Lamb! (been waiting to make that joke)

[LiberalLovinLug]

18. It is the Ides of March today.

I guess I cannot encourage a similar fate for the boy king. But perhaps something politically just as deadly?

[riversedge]

15. "U.S. actually does have a trade surplus not a deficit with Canada."

In fact, the United States government says that the U.S. actually does have a trade surplus — not a deficit — with Canada.

[LiberalLovinLug]

16. there used to be a time when everyone accepted that politicians would 'bend' the truth a little.

Or cherry pick actual facts in a story to suit their narrative.

But this is so unprecedented. That a sitting President would blatantly lie, even double down on the lies, and that would all ok with almost half the population. Or worse, they would believe his tweets over actual bare-faced facts by the authority on the subject.

Astounding,
and depressing.