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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 10:40 AM Jun 2016

Digging in the imaginary dirt: Trump’s speech devised to destroy Hillary today is based on...

Digging in the imaginary dirt: Trump’s speech devised to destroy Hillary today is based on a book of lies

Trump's desperately trying to reboot his campaign with smear speech against Hillary drawn from discredited book

HEATHER DIGBY PARTON


I don’t know exactly what Trump is going to say in his highly anticipated Hillary speech today, but we do have some hints. Recall that he announced his intention to deliver this speech on the night of the California primary largely in reaction to Clinton’s scathing recitation of his inane rhetoric in San Diego a few days before. He had scheduled it for the Monday after the Orlando Massacre and postponed it for obvious reasons. We can predict from what he said that night as well as subsequent tweets this week that he will say she’s a criminal who used her position as Secretary of State as a “hedge fund” to steal money from ordinary Americans and sell out the security of the United States. He’ll say she’s being protected from prosecution and a lengthy jail term by an equally corrupt president. And he’ll complain about her “judgment” and her “strength” and her “stamina.”

It’s possible that the “reboot” everyone’s breathlessly talking about in the wake of the firing of his inept campaign manager has resulted in his focusing his grotesque overwrought allegations only on her official record. But whether or not he goes further than that and launches into the personal attacks he telegraphed on twitter that night is unknown. This was his immediate reaction to her win:

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

A former Secret Service Agent for President Clinton excoriates Crooked Hillary describing her as ERRATIC & VIOLENT. Bad temperament for pres

9:51 PM - 6 Jun 2016
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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

In just out book, Secret Service Agent Gary Byrne doesn't believe that Crooked Hillary has the temperament or integrity to be the president!

10:21 PM - 6 Jun 2016
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Digging in the imaginary dirt: Trump’s speech devised to destroy Hillary today is based on... (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2016 OP
the old rightwing noise machine just keeps chugging along, albeit with an erratic driver nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #1
I have strong doubts about ANYONE who wants to President of the United States gordianot Jun 2016 #2
I can tell you this - I heard he was getting his oppo research on DU. Believe me! Lil Missy Jun 2016 #3

gordianot

(15,229 posts)
2. I have strong doubts about ANYONE who wants to President of the United States
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 10:56 AM
Jun 2016

At the top of that list is Donald Trump.

Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)
3. I can tell you this - I heard he was getting his oppo research on DU. Believe me!
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 06:07 PM
Jun 2016

I saw it on the internets!

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