I didn't say that.....or, if I did, I didn't mean it. ;-)

Author: NedoftheHill (43745 Posts - Joined: Jun 29, 2011)
Posted at 2:29 pm on Feb 20, 2025

I actually didn't say that. Let me elaborate on my post below:

Sometimes Trump means what he says because he says 1000 things a day in his daily interviews and press conferences (something no other president has done). He may mean them, but he says them without advice of his subordinates. By the time he acts, he usually acts reasonably.

Sometimes he demands things he knows he won't get in order to negotiate or motivate behavior. Just a change in tone by POTUS slowed down border crossings. When negotiating, you often ask for 3 times what you want, saying you must get it to be made whole...when you know you will have to compromise later and accept less to allow the other side to save face. Does that mean he didn't mean it?

Sometimes (more often than not), what he is reported to have said is taken out of context to create a talking point (like Chris94 always did with the Charlotte comments, continually doubling down on his lie about Trump because he wants to score political points, and he relies on low-information Democrats to just trust him because he has a Ph.D.).

Then again, he may say some things he doesn't mean...like every other president before him.

I definitely said I don't follow what he says most of the time. The guy gives hours of interviews a day. I don't have time to listen to him, and nor do I want to listen to him. I see no point in it. He will do what he will do because he was elected. In a few years, we will all get a chance to reassess. Why freak out about it now???


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