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no_hypocrisy

(46,135 posts) Mon Feb 20, 2017, 08:06 AM Feb 2017

Donald Trump and Sweden

Donald Trump outright lied about an event in Sweden that supposedly took place on Friday. It didn't.

DT has a thing about lying about this country. Like he lied for decades about his German heritage, instead, saying his family was from Sweden.

http://nordic.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-told-the-world-he-was-of-swedish-ancestry---but-its-a-lie-2016-8/

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/25/donald-trump-even-lies-about-being-swedish-he-s-actually-german.html

Fact of the matter is Trump only "came out" as German when he was made the Grand Marshall of NYC's Steuben Day Parade.

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Donald Trump and Sweden (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Feb 2017 OP

Well, that was interesting! madaboutharry Feb 2017 #1

I missed that comment - what did he say happened? jmg257 Feb 2017 #2

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)

1. Well, that was interesting!

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 08:51 AM

Feb 2017

After WWII, more than a few Germans would claim they were from Switzerland.

Sweden should have sued him for defaming their country by claiming to be Swedish.

BTW businessinsider, 1905 was in the 20th century - not the 19th century.