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Teleprompter problem? Trump says people of faith have led in the "abolition of civil rights" (Original Post)
DonViejo
Feb 2019
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C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)1. He's just not very smart
and yeah, he's a fucking racist.
lark
(23,114 posts)5. Yeah, if he was smart enough I'd say he did it on purpose.
But he's a demented ignoramus so it was probably just a subconscious thing.
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)2. More distracted and confused today
along with his increased ranting about Mueller, hes terrified.
Zoonart
(11,870 posts)3. "abolition" is a big word for MF45
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?
dlk
(11,569 posts)4. Trump Has a Lot on His Mind These Days
pnwest
(3,266 posts)6. Looks like he skipped a sentence on the prompter- something
like the abolition of slavery, to the advancement of civil rights...
Atticus
(15,124 posts)7. Give the guy a break! He's not used to using words with more than 2 syllables. nt
tomhagen
(3,604 posts)8. No worries; he knows his Pinhead Flock won't notice.
2naSalit
(86,650 posts)9. And he's correct, but he's not smart enough
to understand what he actually said.
smb
(3,473 posts)10. Playing To The Audience
He's talking to people who would love to see the abolition of civil rights, so he panders to them.