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Sancho

(9,070 posts)
Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:29 AM Apr 2019

Omarosa: Trump Keeps 'Crazy List' of 'Shocking' Policy Ideas He Uses to Distract from Negative Cover

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/omarosa-trump-keeps-crazy-list-of-shocking-policy-ideas-he-uses-to-distract-from-negative-coverage/?fbclid=IwAR1LT_XA0U2csDVAndVr-lCQB1r6Ulsn-s5UmlmzWUk4HtynFTa_sfQcSfA

Former White House official Omarosa Manigault-Newman said on Thursday that President Donald Trump keeps a “list” of incendiary policy proposals that his administration strategically rolls out when he needs to create a diversion from troublesome news developments.

When Manigault-Newman appeared on Morning Joe to talk about Trump’s resistance to subpoenas from the House of Representatives, she called it a “classic-Trump” move on his part to sow chaos and hide information about himself from the public.

“Let me just tell you, they have these lists of very shocking proposals…and they would just keep them on the side,” Manigault-Newman claimed. “Whenever they needed to throw a hand grenade to blow up the press or take over the front covers of the newspaper, they would pull out one of these very shocking proposals. Many of them dealt with something, trying to eradicate one of Barack Obama’s signature legislative accomplishments…they had them in their pocket.”

When asked if she thinks there’s some damaging information about Trump that Robert Mueller’s investigation was unable to find, Manigault-Newman noted that Trump is still under other investigations, and there’s an “endless amount of scandal, unethical, illegal behavior.” She also noted that the White House kept records of emails she sent when she worked on Trump’s campaign, which she wasn’t allowed to provide Mueller.
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Omarosa: Trump Keeps 'Crazy List' of 'Shocking' Policy Ideas He Uses to Distract from Negative Cover (Original Post) Sancho Apr 2019 OP
I find this credible. no_hypocrisy Apr 2019 #1
I was watching during this segment, I bet a perfect clear example dewsgirl Apr 2019 #2
It's bait and switch...con artists use it all the time. Control the message at KewlKat Apr 2019 #3
That's Why I've Asked This Many Times Before..... global1 Apr 2019 #4
Probably stupid, evil man with dementia red dog 1 Apr 2019 #9
"I'm going to suck all the oxygen out of the room. dalton99a Apr 2019 #5
I believe her on that, duforsure Apr 2019 #6
probably also have a list of people they can fire. mopinko Apr 2019 #7
"Former White House aide says Trump campaign documents were destroyed or hidden from investigators" red dog 1 Apr 2019 #8
My question is Where's the corroboration for what she says lunatica Apr 2019 #10

no_hypocrisy

(46,104 posts)
1. I find this credible.
Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:38 AM
Apr 2019

How else do you explain during the tenure of the Mueller Investigation Trump announced that he wanted to close the Southern Border with Mexico, capture more asylum seekers and separate families, to repeal Obamacare once and for all, etc.

They all died on the vine but we stopped talking about Mueller for at least 48 hours with each grenade.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
2. I was watching during this segment, I bet a perfect clear example
Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:38 AM
Apr 2019

of this, was the transgender ban. I know there are tons more, but chaos consumes everything, it's hard to think of exact examples.

dalton99a

(81,488 posts)
5. "I'm going to suck all the oxygen out of the room.
Fri Apr 26, 2019, 08:45 AM
Apr 2019
I know how to work the media in a way that they will never take the lights off of me."

- Trump, 2013

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
6. I believe her on that,
Fri Apr 26, 2019, 09:11 AM
Apr 2019

And would expect him to have a crew of people uncovering anything they can spin to use against others with it, and threaten criminal prosecution , or else . Republicans already know this as he's using that tactic (with Putin helping) against some of them.

red dog 1

(27,804 posts)
8. "Former White House aide says Trump campaign documents were destroyed or hidden from investigators"
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 03:00 PM
Apr 2019

Headline from April 24, 2019 Daily Kos article about Omarosa Manigault-Newman
(I was unable to post a link to this article)

I wonder if she'll be asked to appear before the House Judiciary Committee, or the House Intelligence Committee?

K&R

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
10. My question is Where's the corroboration for what she says
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 03:07 PM
Apr 2019

Omarosa is as self serving as Trump is. How do we know she doesn’t have a secret list of things to say to keep her relevant? I suspect she does.

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