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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump: "Ben Roethlisberger is a friend of mine"
Donald Trump boats about his friendship with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at a rally in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Source: CNN
Video at link: http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/10/10/donald-trump-ben-roethlisberger-pa-rally-sot.cnn
He doesn't even have the sense to avoid bragging about a friendship with an accused rapist.
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Trump: "Ben Roethlisberger is a friend of mine" (Original Post)
BainsBane
Oct 2016
OP
Brady, (For our cheatriot fans here on DU) got two women pregnant at the same time...
madinmaryland
Oct 2016
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ffr
(22,670 posts)1. He's in good company.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)2. Trump loves his fellow rapist
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)3. predators of a feather....
rape together!
BainsBane
(53,034 posts)5. You ought to tweet that.
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)7. please do.....I'm resisting getting one of those
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,010 posts)4. Rapistberger?
underpants
(182,823 posts)6. Iwas going to post "Accused?"
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,010 posts)8. I belong to a Seahawks blog
And Rapistberger is one of the derisive names he's been called by several members.
GWC58
(2,678 posts)9. To be fair
tRump is also friends with Tom Brady, who likes his balls either light, or more full.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)12. Brady, (For our cheatriot fans here on DU) got two women pregnant at the same time...
tRump approves of that type of behavior.
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)10. Ben Roethlisberger: "Don't bring me into this"
mcar
(42,334 posts)11. Well of course he is
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)13. Ben is ok
He absolutely was a pig toward women, early in his career but got right, married a great girl, has a family and does his share of good things in the community. NOT SAYING some of the things he did were ok, but he grew up and is a decent person now.
AND addressed this issue already.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ben-roethlisberger-wont-endorse-donald-trump-or-speak-at-gop-convention/amp/?client=ms-android-verizon