Donald Trump says D.C.s dress shops are sold out of inauguration gowns. Wrong!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Correcting Trump's lies doesn't rate a thread in LBN anymore. There's only so much bandwidth.

Hat tip, Joe.My.God: HE’LL LIE ABOUT ANYTHING: Trump Falsely Claims That All DC Retailers Are Sold Out Of Inauguration Gowns

Donald Trump says D.C.’s dress shops are sold out of inauguration gowns. Wrong!

By Emily Heil January 9 at 11:24 AM

@emilyaheil

President-elect Donald Trump, in a Monday interview with the New York Times, took issue with Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech in which the actress slammed Trump without actually naming him. ... But it was an offhand remark the president-in-waiting made after his Streep-bashing that caught our eye: Trump played hype man for his own inauguration, boasting that the turnout would be record-setting. “There will be plenty of movie and entertainment stars,” Trump told the Times. “All the dress shops are sold out in Washington. It’s hard to find a great dress for this inauguration.”

Hang on — is Trump actually saying that Washington’s racks are bare of formal gowns? That there are scant “great” frocks left? Putting aside the old-timey reference to “dress shops” (ladies wear all manner of clothing these days, including pants), we wondered if it was possible that the city’s shops actually had been cleared out of ball-worthy wear.

Definitely not, said Martha Slagle, vice president and general manager of the Neiman Marcus in Friendship Heights. If a ball attendee were to walk in today, “you have more than a thousand evening gowns to choose from,” she said, noting that the store stocks up every four years in anticipation of inauguration demand.

Classic black? Got ’em. Colorful garments? Yep, those, too — plus furs and wraps and evening coats for the notoriously chilly January nights, she said. ... Slagle actually laughed when we mentioned Trump’s claim about the status of Washington’s dress options. “I’m stuffed with beautiful gowns,” she said.

[dhill926]

1. basically, if he says anything...

he's lying...

[Achilleaze]

2. Oh, so this was another Trump lie

figures.

Republicans lap this shit up.

And he keeps lying to them.

What's up with that?

It's not just stupidity.

It's actively wanting to not know the truth.

[itcfish]

3. Why on earth

would he know such stupid trivia?

[mobeau69]

27. Small minds worry about small things.

He might be well advised to read up on a little world history considering his new job and stuff but that's soooooo boring for our preteen PEOTUS. Keeping up with dress shops is where it's at.

Let us pray.

[enough]

4. In his mind, those dress shops are sold out.

That's about it for what's in his mind. It's pleasant thinking about dress shops.

[Xipe Totec]

5. He must be thinking of HS graduation gowns. nt

[Thinkingabout]

6. Trump bought all of the dresses but he AIN'T gonna pay the bill.

[barbtries]

7. it's laughable.

he just makes shit up as he goes along.

[Initech]

8. *sniff* WRONG!!!!! WRONG!!!!

[Historic NY]

9. He only having 2 balls..

[Tanuki]

11. ...and those are small ones, according to many people.eom

[n2doc]

10. Probably one of his kids or friends complained about not finding what they wanted

Perhaps there is some store that caters to completely classless rich folks (although N-M seems to fit that bill) that has run out.

Nah. He just pulled that out of his a.....

[Tanuki]

14. Next he'll say, never fear, you can still buy one of Ivanka's

sweatshop -made designer knockoffs online, and then team it up with some of Melania's Home Shopping Network fake jewelry. Being seen in the family rags may even get you in good with DFT. He'll never miss an opportunity to grift or exploit his office.

[DavidDvorkin]

12. Sad.

[TrekLuver]

13. When someone constantly lies, no matter whom they may be...they stop being believed even

when on the occasion that they are telling the truth. This muthafucka is so bad his lies tell lies.

[woodsprite]

19. So sorry people didn't stop believing his lies about 20 months ago. n/t

[moondust]

15. Paying people to buy them?

Storing them in an old warehouse?

Paying people to go to the unauguration?

Amazing what kind of public scenes you can create with a couple hundred thousand bucks you made off somebody else's hard work. It's odd that he's got "dresses in D.C." on his mind, perhaps because he's been working that angle to "boost his ratings."

[Vinca]

16. He says the dumbest things I've ever heard. And to think he's going to be POTUS*.

*Installed by Russia.

[TygrBright]

17. No. He'll be BOTUS: Betrayer of the United States. n/t

[keithbvadu2]

18. Melania would have no problem going in the buff so some other lady could have her gown.

[Tanuki]

23. That will make an interesting addition to the First Ladies Gown Exhibit

at the Smithsonian!

http://americanhistory.si.edu/first-ladies/introduction

[TNNurse]

20. Making up crap to lie about is his first instinct.

He has done it so long he cannot stop.

We are doomed.

[Botany]

21. google women's formal wear Washington D.C. area

Saks 5th Avenue has 2 stores that are loaded with fancy "going to ball"
clothes.

[woodsprite]

22. Maybe he meant they were short on gowns that came in his size?

[mnhtnbb]

24. Trump is a pathological liar. That means he fabricates things constantly

and I don't mean he's sewing gowns for the inaugural.

Any time he opens his mouth he is likely to be lying.

I noticed that comment in the NY Times article this morning when I posted the thread and thought it was very odd.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028448294

How the hell would he know the level of inventory of formal gowns in all the shops of DC? Obviously, he wouldn't.
That means he probably made it up. So, I'm not surprised someone actually made a few phone calls and discovered
the truth: that he lied.

My hunch is that the attendance at his inaugural will be one of the smallest in history. Those poor white males we're all supposed
to feel so sorry for will not be in attendance. The entertainment community will not be there. Various racial groups he disparaged
during his campaign will not be there.

Who will be there? The billionaires? There aren't that many of them. And they don't buy off the rack. The KKK bring their own (white gowns).

The guy is a pathological liar. Remember it.

[elleng]

25. NYT caught it too:

Jared Kushner, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law, is to be named senior adviser to the president.

■ Mr. Trump, after an intelligence report concluded that Russia tried to help him get elected, is going after ... Meryl Streep.

■ A Trump fib: You can’t buy a dress in Washington for the inauguration.

■ The president-elect takes credit for a $1 billion Fiat-Chrysler investment in the United States. . .

The rumored post has focused attention on Mr. Kushner’s myriad potential conflicts of interest, including a Chinese development deal that’s in the works. Then there’s the issue of whether a son-in-law in the West Wing violates antinepotism laws.'

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/us/politics/donald-trump-transition.html?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1660221

[randome]

26. I think the intelligent celebrities are playing this wrong.

They should all agree to play at Trump's inauguration -and then not show up.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]I'm always right. When I'm wrong I admit it.
So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]

[3catwoman3]

31. Ooohh - that would be...

...diabolically brilliant!

[NYC Liberal]

28. Wait. Didn't he say he doesn't WANT "movie and entertainment stars"?

Has he changed his mind again?

[angstlessk]

29. Sell all your stock in DC women's wear stores, cause

nobody expects there are any dresses for sale...so they will go elsewhere...good job iDJiT

[rurallib]

30. maybe in his size

and Guilliani's