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Wouldn’t have been a big deal if the Texas murder in question hadn’t been “violent.”

 

The "dangerous" part is from a quote in the story from the sheriff. It was also literally written on his T-shirt.

I am still trying to decide whether it's possible for a murder to be non-violent.

 

You do realize in their linked story that they also linked to a Charleston Post and Courier story that quoted one of the law enforcement officials as describing the suspect as "dangerous," don't you? They were quoting the official.

Sheesh.

 

Wait a second...

Pottinger never said it was impossible that the summit could still happen on the original date?

The media tried to make it sound like Trump and his own spokesman were contradicting each other.

Trump was right that no WH source told the press that it was impossible.

 

What are avoiding the questions people had of you yesterday @YankeeFan ?

 

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Really enjoyed catching up on this thread this morning.

The hot takes are hysterical.

 

You'd think the Times would at least admit that the senior White House official never said it would be impossible to hold the summit on the original date.

As with so many issues involving this president, the views of his aides often have little effect on what he actually says. On Thursday, for example, a senior White House official told reporters that even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on June 12 would be impossible, given the lack of time and the amount of planning needed.

Trump Says North Korea Summit May Be Rescheduled



In the course of the briefing, the official was asked about the possibility that the summit meeting could be held on June 12, despite the president’s decision to cancel it a day earlier. The discussion was prompted by earlier statements from the president suggesting that the meeting might still happen.

The official noted that “there’s really not a lot of time — we’ve lost quite a bit of time that we would need” to prepare for the summit meeting.

“June 12 is in 10 minutes,” the official said.

 

Episode Four: Cult 45

As the 2018 midterms approached, President Trump continue to rail against the Mueller probe, claiming that whatever his misdeeds, past presidents were far worse. "President Thompson murdered his own vice-president, Smith, and he got re-elected. Unfair!" the president tweeted in October of that year. When asked about these non-existent political figures, one prominent Republican senator replied "I'm not a historian, man."

 

You’d think Trump wouldn’t say the senior official doesn’t exist.

 

This thread these days (ok, always):

Step 1: Trump does or says something stupid/racist/uninformed

Step 2: Board spends 2-5 pages pulling its hair out and bashing stupid Trump comment, at least 15% of posts about whether or not Canada is different.

Step 3: YankeeFan offers contorted rebuttal, twisting words, facts, context, history and topics defending seemingly undefendable Trump comment.

Step 4: Board reacts for 4-8 pages bringing up 20 issues with contorted response.

Step 5/1: Trump does or says something stupid/racist/uninformed. Prior issue is dropped. YF posts something about Hillary Clinton’s clothes. Everyone moves on.

 

You people need to get a life.

 

A senior official, who contradicted him, saying it would be impossible for the summit to be held on the original date doesn’t exist.