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Teleprompter problem? Trump says people of faith have led in the "abolition of civil rights" (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2019 OP
He's just not very smart C_U_L8R Feb 2019 #1
Yeah, if he was smart enough I'd say he did it on purpose. lark Feb 2019 #5
More distracted and confused today riverwalker Feb 2019 #2
"abolition" is a big word for MF45 Zoonart Feb 2019 #3
Trump Has a Lot on His Mind These Days dlk Feb 2019 #4
Looks like he skipped a sentence on the prompter- something pnwest Feb 2019 #6
Give the guy a break! He's not used to using words with more than 2 syllables. nt Atticus Feb 2019 #7
No worries; he knows his Pinhead Flock won't notice. tomhagen Feb 2019 #8
And he's correct, but he's not smart enough 2naSalit Feb 2019 #9
Playing To The Audience smb Feb 2019 #10

lark

(23,114 posts)
5. Yeah, if he was smart enough I'd say he did it on purpose.
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 12:04 PM
Feb 2019

But he's a demented ignoramus so it was probably just a subconscious thing.

Zoonart

(11,870 posts)
3. "abolition" is a big word for MF45
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 12:02 PM
Feb 2019

No way did that phrase just get accidently dropped into that sentence.

Sounds nothing like..."championing of civil rights." or "civil rights movement." or "the fight for civil rights."

Did Miller write this speech?

pnwest

(3,266 posts)
6. Looks like he skipped a sentence on the prompter- something
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 12:07 PM
Feb 2019

like “the abolition of slavery, to the advancement of civil rights”...

smb

(3,473 posts)
10. Playing To The Audience
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 01:43 PM
Feb 2019

He's talking to people who would love to see the abolition of civil rights, so he panders to them.

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