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Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
Thu Sep 8, 2016, 05:57 PM Sep 2016

Wolff: "Brexit, your position?" Trump: "Huh?"

Everyone is rightly appalled by Gary Johnson's unbelievable and inexcusable lack of basic knowledge of world affairs, but I don't know why Trump's ignorance isn't considered equally disqualifying. This gem comes to mind:


http://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-on-brexit-huh-uk-eu-referendum-date-june-23-news-america-president-election/

"Brexit might be the most pressing issue in Europe, but it’s not registering with Donald Trump.

The presumptive Republican nominee for U.S. president didn’t seem to understand what “Brexit” meant — a British exit from the European Union — when Michael Wolff of the Hollywood Reporter probed for his stance.
“Brexit, your position?” Wolff asked.

“Huh?” Trump responded.

“Brexit,” Wolff said.

“Hmm,” Trump said.

“The Brits leaving the EU,” Wolff said.

“Oh yeah, I think they should leave,” Trump said.".....

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Wolff: "Brexit, your position?" Trump: "Huh?" (Original Post) Tanuki Sep 2016 OP
He thinks Brexit is a new high-fiber cereal from Kellogg's. NurseJackie Sep 2016 #1
But I thought he was the architect of Brexit. MoonRiver Sep 2016 #2
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