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orleans

(37,013 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:58 AM 8 hrs ago

doctor or doctored?

from feminist news on fb:



snip

Then Monday, standing in front of the press, Trump says — and I quote — "I thought it was me as a doctor. It had to do with the Red Cross."

Today? Karoline Leavitt tells the press the image was "doctored."

Doctor. Doctored. One letter away from a completely different sentence.

Now, two possibilities here, and neither one is reassuring:

👉 Option A: Someone told Trump to say the image was doctored — meaning manipulated — and he heard doctor and ran with it. If he can't follow basic communication from his own staff, what does that say about the man with his finger near the nuclear button?

👉 Option B: He knew exactly what that image was and lied to reporters' faces — and his press secretary is now trying to clean it up with a different lie.







I think this is the most likely explanation for what unfolded after the fact. #DonaldJChrist

Jenny Difficult-Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestine🍉🍉 (@joneshowdareyou.bsky.social) 2026-04-15T01:33:31.397Z


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doctor or doctored? (Original Post) orleans 8 hrs ago OP
"This one is much more accurate than the original." (X post) Justice matters. 7 hrs ago #1
More evidence his Cabinet need to invoke the 25th Amendment. This evidence Emile 5 hrs ago #2

Justice matters.

(9,872 posts)
1. "This one is much more accurate than the original." (X post)
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:29 AM
7 hrs ago



Then A Children's Charity, now the USDHHS...

Emile

(42,521 posts)
2. More evidence his Cabinet need to invoke the 25th Amendment. This evidence
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 04:04 AM
5 hrs ago

Is starting to get pretty damn high.

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