The "would-wouldn't" explanation ...

[NanceGreggs]

… is so ridiculous, Trump would have been better off stating that he mis-spoke because he was upset that he hadn’t been served a full breakfast.

[BigmanPigman]

1. No one is buying it in the US or abroad

but the GOP cult will accept it and that is all that matters to them, right?

[Cha]

6. Trump's Russia Clean Up Backfires As Nicolle Wallace Catches Him In A Massive Lie

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

12. +1. More people should be talking about this BIG lie

[ffr]

2. Or that he was an alcoholic or a Christian

and should be forgiven for his sins.

Any number of lame excuses and his idiot base would go along with it. But even now, it's beyond lying.

[kentuck]

3. He believes his base is a bunch of dumbasses...

...and they will believe anything. He is probably right.

[lame54]

4. Trump's "IS" moment

[rzemanfl]

5. K&R Nance. n/t

[NY_20th]

7. "Why wouldn't I lie to you?"

"Why wouldn't I lie to you honey?"

"Why wouldn't I say something that wasn't true?"

"I'm asking you sugar, why wouldn't I lie to you?"

- Putin, or Annie Lennox?

[underpants]

8. Nice.

[underpants]

9. Y/N

Same diff, right?

As I posted last night:


Well, today we saw how Trump actually pays a debt. It's new to him.

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I've never seen Trump demure to anyone in public whether they were there or not. After Ben Carson told the story about the knife and the belt buckle Trump stepped aside a podium (Iowa?) and toyed with his belt buckle in a clear "Suck my ......" move. His schtick is a pro wrestling face and heel. He plays both parts and the crowd (protestors - some clearly staged)offer the flashes of "violence".

Today when Putin was directly asked if he had incriminating information on Trump AND HIS FAMILY (that was an informed question) Trump's Head was on a swivel. He looked over at Putin and he tried to look like he was laughing it off but his eyes never left Putin. He never confidently looked straight ahead said he had nothing to worry about. It wasn't that he was just waiting on Putin to confirm or deny this but he looked like he wasn't sure WHAT Putin might have.

Yes these are observations about body language but then I'm not a dentist.

[NanceGreggs]

13. I don't want to sound nasty, but ...

... if you're not a dentist, I don't know where you get off making observations about body language. It's like someone who's not a plumber making observations about people's auras.

Let's leave this stuff to the experts, shall we?

[underpants]

14. 😁

[Blue Owl]

10. He loves me... He loves me not...

[dalton99a]

11. Yep. What he said yesterday was crystal clear in words and context.

And the whole world saw it

[mcar]

15. But Republicans will buy it

Of course.

[bucolic_frolic]

16. It was a deliberate lightning rod to cover appeasement

Trump gave them something to focus on. He also says a lot of things with numbers, he knows numbers sound more credible and paint in image in people's minds. "13 angry Democrats" or "33,000 emails" for example.

[SunSeeker]

17. If you watch and listen to the Helsinki video, Trump actually put extra emphasis on "would."

He very clearly meant to say "would."

[LuckyLib]

18. Yes he did. No doubt. This waltz-back is just BS to appease the angry group of WH

advisors, military and otherwise, who wigged out when he returned from his meeting with Pootie.

[Niagara]

19. K&R !! n/t