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35. Trump is promoting the Big Lie that other countries will pay U.S. tariffs.

Fri Sep 6, 2024, 09:10 AM

Sep 6

This isn't really funny. Millions of Americans will hear these words and what they hear is this, a Big Lie:

"Other countries will pay taxes to the U.S. and we'll have so much money we'll be able to pay for childcare and everything else."

It's dangerous that the media allows Trump to tell these lies, with no correction, while they nitpick "fact checks" on word choices Tim Walz said years ago.

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Donald Trump Mocked Over Answer to Childcare Question: 'Towering Stupidity' [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 6 OP

He's seein' owls. twodogsbarking Sep 6 #1

Word Salad is a SYMPTOM Captain Zero Sep 6 #3

His strongest traits. twodogsbarking Sep 6 #6

Also a symptom of being way out of his depth and floundering. He has nothing but crimes and other people's money Bernardo de La Paz Sep 6 #12

Donald Trump would be out of his depth in a puddle Ray Bruns Sep 6 #30

Gene pool fargone Sep 6 #42

It's also a symptom of being dumb as a rock. Ray Bruns Sep 6 #29

And being an asshole. MorbidButterflyTat Sep 6 #43

That too Ray Bruns Sep 6 #67

It's Senile Loco-Weed Word Salad nt smb Sep 7 #82

Why isn't main stream media writing tons of articles about his mental acuity? tulipsandroses Sep 6 #2

Need. That. Horserace. durablend Sep 6 #17

I think it is worse than that. They are carrying water for trump. The JohnSJ Sep 6 #39

Then let's tax the fuck out of them ArkansasDemocrat1 Sep 6 #57

We have to win first JohnSJ Sep 6 #58

Goldman Sachs just reported they think a Harris win would be better for the economy. CrispyQ Sep 6 #59

but that isn't the MSM, nor is it the current consensus on Wall Street, JohnSJ Sep 6 #68

Thank you! This ought to be a thread on its own. It's the elephant in the room. raccoon Sep 7 #84

The guy next to him stands up and applauds after that bullshit answer. They are supposed doc03 Sep 6 #4

He gets an extra $5 for applauding. twodogsbarking Sep 6 #5

I can't wait until Tuesday. I hope the moderator asks about child care. Then have the camera swing to Kamala, 3Hotdogs Sep 6 #7

They'll have him prepped. 33taw Sep 6 #34

Prepped? MorbidButterflyTat Sep 6 #44

Hey NY Economic Club is a posh crew, IbogaProject Sep 6 #80

VP Harris will need to bring it up. If we haven't learned anything, JohnSJ Sep 6 #40

All he has to say is "Make Amereica great again," at the end of the non-answer, and he get applause. Doodley Sep 6 #8

I'm a genius. Really. Certified. Member of Mensa. There's only one class higher than mine: "Stable Genius." 3Hotdogs Sep 6 #9

"My uncle was a very important uncle MorbidButterflyTat Sep 6 #46

She should ask him SCantiGOP Sep 6 #61

Trump is not only a psychopath DENVERPOPS Sep 6 #10

"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with Bullshit..... " BumRushDaShow Sep 6 #28

Hey BRDS DENVERPOPS Sep 6 #75

Oh I know BumRushDaShow Sep 6 #77

Yes Siree DENVERPOPS Sep 6 #79

Now imagine Trump in the White House again and negotiating with world leaders. Lonestarblue Sep 6 #11

Yep. And add a 10% imports TAX on products not made in USA (yet)... Justice matters. Sep 6 #70

This is first time one.of Trumps rambling crazy talk breaks thru media Demovictory9 Sep 6 #13

I really hope it becomes a trend. One of these days he will short circuit bigly. liberalla Sep 6 #66

I'm Hoping To See That During The Debate nt smb Sep 7 #83

Even if we imagine that this could be twisted into a coherent thesis, it still makes no sense Prairie Gates Sep 6 #14

The Slow Drip Drip Drip Down Economics Clouds Passing Sep 6 #54

Don't you feel like.... Ol Janx Spirit Sep 6 #56

Love this... Prairie Gates Sep 6 #63

Exactly! And this... Ol Janx Spirit Sep 6 #69

"I'm talking about by taxing foreign nations at levels that they're not used... " Botany Sep 6 #15

Actually, I was waiting to hear him say "and Mexico's going to pay for it!" Midnight Writer Sep 6 #16

Sadly, but frightening nwduke Sep 6 #18

That IS the freightening part... Think. Again. Sep 6 #55

He forgot to include his crowd size dalton99a Sep 6 #19

And the people coming up to him with tears in their eyes Ray Bruns Sep 6 #33

If Trump answered "we got nothin'" he would have sounded stupid. JohnnyRingo Sep 6 #20

What Morning Joe pointed out this morning is that most of the MSM is actually carry water for trump's JohnSJ Sep 6 #21

I have several family members who think this man is a certified genius. RedSpartan Sep 6 #22

Me neither ArkansasDemocrat1 Sep 6 #60

It's gibberish. No meaning at all. mwb970 Sep 6 #23

Unfortunately it isn't from most of the MSM who are carrying the water for trump. JohnSJ Sep 6 #24

Can't wait for Sarah Cooper's video on this. n/t Yavin4 Sep 6 #25

Trump Tower-ing Stupidity. tanyev Sep 6 #26

Asking Trump about policy is a bit unfair, I think. Aussie105 Sep 6 #27

It's not stupidity, it's dementia. Wednesdays Sep 6 #31

It's neither. It's a deliberate lie. yardwork Sep 6 #36

It's both. Eyeball_Kid Sep 6 #50

I hope Jimmy Kimmel brings back, 'Drunk Donald Trump'! Omnipresent Sep 6 #32

Trump is promoting the Big Lie that other countries will pay U.S. tariffs. yardwork Sep 6 #35

One of the smartest thing Einstein said (supposedly) is that there is no limit to stupidity. twodogsbarking Sep 6 #37

Look folks DownriverDem Sep 6 #38

I watched this live mchill Sep 6 #41

Everyone looked a little horrified as he answered, even Kudlow, but they mostly clapped Prairie Gates Sep 6 #64

Larry Kudlow looked happy mchill Sep 6 #73

A mind wherin a cogent sentence would find itself in coventry. Xipe Totec Sep 6 #45

He's a stable genius like no one has ever seen before IronLionZion Sep 6 #47

Dementia Eyeball_Kid Sep 6 #48

His every answer to a policy question is blather. surfered Sep 6 #49

He STILL doesn't understand how tariffs work! CaptainTruth Sep 6 #51

He clearly has dementia Farmer-Rick Sep 6 #52

Every word out of his mouth is without thought. pwb Sep 6 #53

No no no no!!! It was a perfect answer. howardmappel Sep 6 #62

It was The Weave, as the New York Times explains Prairie Gates Sep 6 #65

And yet the NYT and WAPO tonekat Sep 6 #71

Child care bromeando Sep 6 #72

He's a hulking moron Blue Owl Sep 6 #74

This is the rethugs choice as their presidential candidate. The worse candidate EVEr. brush Sep 6 #76

Trump's rambling is very familiar to anyone who has had an Alzheimer's / dementia family member in their lives. SupportSanity Sep 6 #78

There are no substantive policy position(s) with Trump/Vance EarthFirst Sep 6 #81

He's a rambling idiot, this moron makes no sense 😳 TommieMommy Sep 7 #85