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‘A lot of people are saying . . . ’: How Trump spreads conspiracies and innuendos

 

Following the country’s most deadly mass shooting, Donald Trump was asked to explain what he meant when he said President Obama either does not understand radicalized Muslim terrorists or “he gets it better than anybody understands.”

“Well,” Trump said on the “Today Show” Monday morning, “there are a lot of people that think maybe he doesn’t want to get it. A lot of people think maybe he doesn’t want to know about it. I happen to think that he just doesn’t know what he’s doing, but there are many people that think maybe he doesn’t want to get it. He doesn’t want to see what’s really happening. And that could be.”

 

In other words, Trump was not directly saying that he believes the president sympathizes with the terrorist who killed at least 49 people in an Orlando nightclub. He was implying that a lot of people are saying that.

 

Trump frequently couches his most controversial comments this way, which allows him to share a controversial idea, piece of tabloid gossip or conspiracy theory without technically embracing it. If the comment turns out to be popular, Trump will often drop the distancing qualifier — “people think” or “some say.” If the opposite happens, Trump can claim that he never said the thing he is accused of saying, equating it to retweeting someone else’s thoughts on Twitter.

 

This is particularly true when it comes to Trump’s comments on Islam. For months, the candidate has portrayed Muslims as the leading threat working against the United States and has routinely suggested in a wink-wink fashion that the president might secretly be a follower.

 

At a rally in New Hampshire in September, a man in the audience loudly declared President Obama a Muslim and “not even an American,” then asked Trump to get rid of Muslim “training camps.”

 

“You know, a lot of people are saying that, and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there,” Trump responded. “We’re going to look at that and plenty of other things.”

 

Later that month, Trump announced that as president he would kick all Syrian refugees out of the country and not allow any others to enter because they could be a secret terrorist army.

“This could be the ultimate — probably not, but it could be — the ultimate Trojan horse,” Trump said on Fox News in early November, floating the idea without embracing it.

(On Fox News Monday, Trump said that he used to make this suggestion “with a smile” but he is now “starting to think that it can happen because our politicians are so inept and so incapable.”)

 

When it comes to the Iran nuclear deal, Trump has floated a variety of theories as to why the United States got what he views as such a raw deal. During a campaign rally in South Carolina in December, Trump seemed to accuse the U.S. negotiators of not having the country’s best interests in mind.

 

“Some people say it’s worse than stupidity. There’s something going on that we don’t know about,” Trump said in Hilton Head. “And you almost think — I’m not saying that, and I’m not a conspiracy person. . . . Half the people in this room are saying it. I’m trying to be — you know, I’m just hoping they’re just stupid people, okay?”

 

Trump’s they-said-it-not-me tactic is also often used when he’s attacking his rivals or their relatives.

In early January, Trump said that he was not concerned that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) was born in Canada — but that he had heard from many Republicans who were.

 

“I’d hate to see something like that get in his way, but a lot of people are talking about it, and I know that even some states are looking at it very strongly, the fact that he was born in Canada and he has had a double passport,” Trump said in an interview with The Washington Post at the time.

As this attack on Cruz stuck — and was echoed by other Republicans — Trump stopped pinning the concern on others and embraced it as his own, even threatening to sue Cruz over his eligibility in mid-February.

 

In attacking Hillary and Bill Clinton, Trump indirectly raised questions about one of their close friends, Vince Foster, whose suicide in 1993 has long been a focus of far-right conspiracy theorists who allege Clinton involvement.

“I don’t bring [Foster’s death] up because I don’t know enough to really discuss it,” Trump said in an interview with The Post in May. “I will say there are people who continue to bring it up because they think it was absolutely a murder. I don’t do that because I don’t think it’s fair.”

 

Still, the fact that Trump even chose to comment on the topic outraged many — including Foster’s sister, who accused Trump of “cynically, crassly and recklessly” insinuating that her brother had been murdered to further his own candidacy.

 

When asked about Foster during a news conference in North Dakota soon after, Trump continued to distance himself by attributing the concern to “a lot of people.”

 

“Somebody asked me the question the other day, and I said that a lot of people are very skeptical as to what happened and how he died,” Trump said. “I know nothing about it. I don’t think it’s something that, frankly, really, unless some evidence to the contrary of what I have seen comes up, I don’t think that it’s something that should be part of the campaign.”

In some cases, Trump’s commenting-while-not-commenting is delivered with a clear wink to the crowd. He will tell his audience that he’s not going to talk about something he shouldn’t talk about — and then continue to comment.

 

“I’m not going to say it, because I’m not allowed to say it, because I want to be politically correct,” Trump said in discussing the sound of Clinton’s voice at a rally in Fresno, Calif., last month. “So I refuse to say that I cannot stand her screaming into the microphone all the time.”

 

On Twitter recently, he took a swipe at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.): “I find it offensive that goofy Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, pretended to be Native American to get in Harvard.” He did not note that he was the one who coined the nickname.

 

Trump has explained his approach by comparing it to a retweet. During a rally in New Hampshire in February, a woman in the crowd called Cruz a vulgar word, and Trump repeated it for the rest of the audience to hear.

 

“It was like a retweet,” Trump said in a television interview the next day. “I would never say a word like that — by the way, can I tell you what? The audience went crazy. Standing ovation. Five thousand people went nuts, they loved it.”
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Edited June 14, 201610 yr by Mileage Psycho

2 minutes ago, Momorider said:

If he doesn't have a problem with calling the enemy what it is then why the fuck did he not until today Ballsack?  I'm with Trump Barry's motives are fucked, he talks a serious game but does nothing, he is a pathetic POS, worst POTUS ever  

When Muslim leaders of Egypt and Jorden don't have any issue calling radical Islamic terrorists maybe Barry shouldn't have an issue either  

1:38........"one of the world's great religions"

Jesus christ what a horrible president.

 

 

He thinks by using the phrase radical Islamics that it would undermine all muslims I guess. 

9 minutes ago, snoughnut said:

1:38........"one of the world's great religions"

Jesus christ what a horrible president.

 

 

His Dad was Muslim, he is a closeted one, what do expect from the clown  

2 minutes ago, Capt.Storm said:

He thinks by using the phrase radical Islamics that it would undermine all muslims I guess. 

Hes trying to play the nice card to support Hillary and act like trumps an asshole. It does not and should not offend anyone we need to really talk about it. I am not even talking ban Muslims at all just maybe do more checks like they do on anyone coming into the country including from mexico or Canada. Shit if you have had a DUI in the US they will deny your entry to canada. good for them. But why does the US need to be the worlds fucking dumping ground ???

Again the FBI freaking knew he was a terrorist.

Vince these guys don't have a clue what a good president is. Remember these are the same guys that supported Bush and Cheney and their wars. Now they support a worse person in Trump. 

Just give up.

3 minutes ago, Wildcat said:

Hes trying to play the nice card to support Hillary and act like trumps an asshole. It does not and should not offend anyone we need to really talk about it. I am not even talking ban Muslims at all just maybe do more checks like they do on anyone coming into the country including from mexico or Canada. Shit if you have had a DUI in the US they will deny your entry to canada. good for them. But why does the US need to be the worlds fucking dumping ground ???

Again the FBI freaking knew he was a terrorist.

Well we have far right and the far left in this coming election.

Whatever the outcome it will be America speaking as to what they want. The choice is there.

Interesting chart.

Shows that the independents are growing and the dems/repubs losing ground.

 

34 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Vince these guys don't have a clue what a good president is. Remember these are the same guys that supported Bush and Cheney and their wars. Now they support a worse person in Trump. 

Just give up.

What?  Anyone supporting Hillary and throwing remarks at others about "who doesn't has a clue what a good president is", should just pull their own plug and bleed out. 

34 minutes ago, Capt.Storm said:

Interesting chart.

Shows that the independents are growing and the dems/repubs losing ground.

 

Yep.  Sadly, it's a two party "democracy" so, it's gonna take a while to come up with a candidate that can win anything, if ever.  I'm hoping that if nothing else, this shit pile of the two we have to chose from really get's the parties thinking about changing their tune.  Dems are just as responsible for Trump....and their candidate is certainly no better..good god!  Horrendous!!.

Edited June 15, 201610 yr by Zambroski

Something has to give Z.

Rump is your guy - own him 

6 minutes ago, Zambroski said:

Yep.  Sadly, it's a two party "democracy" so, it's gonna take a while to come up with a candidate that can win anything, if ever.  I'm hoping that if nothing else, this shit pile of the two we have to chose from really get's the parties thinking about changing their tune.  Dems are just as responsible for Trump....and their candidate is certainly no better..good god!  Horrendous!!.

Personal responsibility dickhead - Rumps yours - own him  

39 minutes ago, Capt.Storm said:

Interesting chart.

Shows that the independents are growing and the dems/repubs losing ground.

 

Hopefully both parties die a painful death, fuck them. 

2 minutes ago, Capt.Storm said:

Something has to give Z.

I'll be curious to see what happens.  I do believe Trump would be the right choice assuming he picks the right VP.  His crazy shit won't fly but somethings got to get these retard lefty-libs to settle down and be reasonable.  Private business will soar and jobs will become abundant once restrictions and crazy taxes and regulations are "nixed":.  Our relations around the world will suffer but I'm tired of giving a shit about that crap..what the fuck has anyone done for us lately?  ZERO!  Jobs will flow back into America too once some of that crazy shit those wacky Dems put out is abolished.  Hillary..more of the same shit probably.  We'll lose even more manufacturing to overseas inversions.  Maybe she'll be able to salvage some type of healthcare plan though...so maybe that's something....and with the economy pretty much staying at a snails pace, interest rates will remain low.

Hell, gotta try and see positives on both sides I guess. 

2 minutes ago, SSFB said:

Hopefully both parties die a painful death, fuck them. 

Where's your butt buddy Kneel? 

Just now, Zambroski said:

I'll be curious to see what happens.  I do believe Trump would be the right choice assuming he picks the right VP.  His crazy shit won't fly but somethings got to get these retard lefty-libs to settle down and be reasonable.  Private business will soar and jobs will become abundant once restrictions and crazy taxes and regulations are "nixed":.  Our relations around the world will suffer but I'm tired of giving a shit about that crap..what the fuck has anyone done for us lately?  ZERO!  Jobs will flow back into America too once some of that crazy shit those wacky Dems put out is abolished.  Hillary..more of the same shit probably.  We'll lose even more manufacturing to overseas inversions.  Maybe she'll be able to salvage some type of healthcare plan though...so maybe that's something....and with the economy pretty much staying at a snails pace, interest rates will remain low.

Hell, gotta try and see positives on both sides I guess. 

 

More regurgitated bullshit that's already failed  

4 minutes ago, SnowRider said:

Personal responsibility dickhead - Rumps yours - own him  

He was put there by what the media call "silent majority" of people just sick of the liberal bullshit.  You're just too fucking stupid to see it.  So..own up yourself, dip shit.

Do any of your posts and threads go well for you?  Just wondering.  They probably do in your mind.huh?  Clown.

Just now, Zambroski said:

He was put there by what the media call "silent majority" of people just sick of the liberal bullshit.  You're just too fucking stupid to see it.  So..own up yourself, dip shit.

Do any of your posts and threads go well for you?  Just wondering.  They probably do in your mind.huh?  Clown.

You're Doe Dumber stupid  So his high disapproval ratings and getting spanked by Hillary are all part of the silent majority?  

 

Dude - being the minority on here is a good thing.  This site is full of rww's like yourself.  

7 minutes ago, SSFB said:

Hopefully both parties die a painful death, fuck them. 

I hear ya!  I wish the same about "Dickrider".  But at least his death won't cause a nation to suffer..in fact, it'll have reason to celebrate.  

1 minute ago, Zambroski said:

I'll be curious to see what happens.  I do believe Trump would be the right choice assuming he picks the right VP.  His crazy shit won't fly but somethings got to get these retard lefty-libs to settle down and be reasonable.  Private business will soar and jobs will become abundant once restrictions and crazy taxes and regulations are "nixed":.  Our relations around the world will suffer but I'm tired of giving a shit about that crap..what the fuck has anyone done for us lately?  ZERO!  Jobs will flow back into America too once some of that crazy shit those wacky Dems put out is abolished.  Hillary..more of the same shit probably.  We'll lose even more manufacturing to overseas inversions.  Maybe she'll be able to salvage some type of healthcare plan though...so maybe that's something....and with the economy pretty much staying at a snails pace, interest rates will remain low.

Hell, gotta try and see positives on both sides I guess. 

Yeah..I hear ya.

But yeah regs and taxes and gov bullchit are keeping the wife and I from opening up a store to sell upper end used things like pinballs,jukeboxes,man cave stuff along with nice smaller things. Just way too much red tape..especially if we were to take consignments in...which we would need to.

It's not so much the money..we could throw at least 10k at it to get it rolling..it's just the red tape.

1 minute ago, SnowRider said:

You're Doe Dumber stupid  So his high disapproval ratings and getting spanked by Hillary are all part of the silent majority?  

 

Dude - being the minority on here is a good thing.  This site is full of rww's like yourself.  

Don't act like you know me.  Just like a fucking idiot liberal who who lashes out at anyone that refuses to suck on his left wing nutted up information teat and brands them "the hostile enemy".  You are an idiot like I've never seen before.  Wanna represent your side with a decent point of view..fine, were all listening.  But your shit is childish rants with the same old shitty cartoon rhetoric anybody can grab online.

Stop whining, grow the fuck up and try to post something of substance once and a while....maybe you may find more coming to your rescue instead of jumping on the pile that has you bloodied underneath it all.

So....go.

1 minute ago, Zambroski said:

Don't act like you know me.  Just like a fucking idiot liberal who who lashes out at anyone that refuses to suck on his left wing nutted up information teat and brands them "the hostile enemy".  You are an idiot like I've never seen before.  Wanna represent your side with a decent point of view..fine, were all listening.  But your shit is childish rants with the same old shitty cartoon rhetoric anybody can grab online.

Stop whining, grow the fuck up and try to post something of substance once and a while....maybe you may find more coming to your rescue instead of jumping on the pile that has you bloodied underneath it all.

So....go.

you do know thats the yammidoo guy right?