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Reversal: Trump Claims He Never Said He'd Pay Violent Supporters' Legal Fees
Townhall.com ^ | March 15, 2016 | Guy Benson

Posted on 03/15/2016 2:31:13 PM PDT by Kaslin


"Try not to hurt 'em. If you do, I'll defend you in court. Don't worry about it." [Cheers].

This past Sunday when Trump was confronted with similar questions on Meet the Press, he suggested he was seriously considering covering the legal bills for a man who punched an African-American protester in the face at a rally over the weekend.  The assailant later said that perhaps next time, he'd kill the protester.  “I'm going to take a look at it,” Trump told host Chuck Todd.  “I've actually instructed my people to look into it, yes.”  Forty-eight hours later with Stephanopoulos, Trump made the following two statements about the altercation within seconds of each other: (1) "I haven't looked at it yet...I haven't even seen it." (2) "I looked, and I watched, and I’m going to make a decision."  He can't even keep his story straight within a 20-second span.  He knows he'll pay no price for any of it among his followers, some of whom are openly cheering violence.  Beyond the cult of personality, he's relying on unprecedented saturation coverage to swamp every news cycle, which has been a gobsmackingly successful gambit over the primary season:

The 2016 presidential race in one chart https://t.co/1XxMy6LjaW pic.twitter.com/QIqRzD0xrW— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 15, 2016


The general election is, alas, a decidedly different story. I'll leave you with a reminder that Trump casually lies about even the most frivolous of things, from his defunct steak brand to...signed baseballs?

Pete Rose: I didn't send Trump a baseball, and I didn't endorse him.https://t.co/jzTU5xzHjK pic.twitter.com/SeaCbMic4c— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) March 15, 2016


Here's Trump on Good Morning America earlier today -- skip ahead to the 37-second mark for the relevant portion of the discussion:

Trump Claims He 'Never' Offered to Pay Legal Fees for People Arrested at His Rallies

The real estate tycoon's reply to George Stephanopoulos' challenge is classic Trump.  As we've seen before, he and his allies talk all the way around a controversy in such a manner as to allow people to hear what they want to hear.  In this case, he hedges with a flurry of 'maybes,' claiming that he hasn't looked at the issue yet (reversing himself moments later), while conceding that the ABC News anchor might be right.  His hardcore supporters will interpret this as a wink and a nod.  Donald's saying what he has to without betraying or condemning us.  But he also repeats several times that he doesn't condone violence, statements to which his campaign can point when their candidate is accused of stoking resentment and advocating acts of violence against protesters -- which he has unquestionably done on multiple occasions.  Over the course of delivering his noncommittal answer this morning, Trump made this assertion: "I never said I was going to pay for fees."  Yes, he did. Here he is in Iowa last month:
Trump Tells Crowd to ‘Knock the Crap Out’ of Protesters, Offers to Pay Legal Fees during Iowa Speech

"Knock the crap out of them, would you? Seriously. Okay? Just knock the hell...I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees. I promise. I promise."

And just 11 days ago in Michigan:

Trump gives supporters permission to be violent with protesters

Friendly reminder: Trump's "honest and trustworthy" ratings are worse than this woman's.


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To: BykrBayb

Politicians do when the Press puts out info that is making them look bad and takes them out of context.


61 posted on 03/15/2016 3:37:31 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: for-q-clinton

Name one person who corrects everything the press says wrong. No one does that. It isn’t possible.


62 posted on 03/15/2016 3:39:07 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. ~ Þ)
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To: BykrBayb

Any politician that wants to win corrects things that get WIDE news coverage and makes them look bad.

If the press said Donald told his followers to rape Hillary. Would he correct it? You bet he would. Fact is he didn’t mind this one being told the way it was told. Now he owns it.


63 posted on 03/15/2016 3:41:30 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: for-q-clinton

And by the way, Trump did correct them this time, and that seems to be what you and the other protestors are complaining about. You complain because he corrected their lie, and you complain because he didn’t correct their lie. Which bothers you more?


64 posted on 03/15/2016 3:41:49 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. ~ Þ)
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To: dschapin

Why should he be?


65 posted on 03/15/2016 4:00:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Kaslin
TownHall, leftist rag! ...lying SOBs.

Guy Benson, leftist POS.

/s

Don't Care!

Doesn't Matter!

DAMN THAT TED CRUZ!!

66 posted on 03/15/2016 4:21:53 PM PDT by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: Kaslin

Considering is NOT the same as saying he would.

To call it a lie, is a bridge to far.

To say he was equivocating is accurate.

However, that statement you won’t like because (1) It has too many syllables (2) it does not make a political point


67 posted on 03/15/2016 4:24:55 PM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: Kaslin

The roulette wheel that is Trump’s brain came up different today.


68 posted on 03/15/2016 4:29:35 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: scooby321
Ted Cruz snags coveted endorsement from Chuck Norris Dallas Morning News March 8th, 2016

Cruz didn't say that he had Chuck Norris' endorsement.

UNREAL! Ted Cruz Blames Donald Trump for Chicago Rally Cancellation and Violence (VIDEO)

Cruz blamed first the protestors and then Trump.

Cruz Bots Still Lying

Slimy Scooby Trumpbot lying.

69 posted on 03/15/2016 4:32:06 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: stocksthatgoup

So many Trump statements are taken out of context. Purposely to deceive the public.

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How terrible to hold people accountable for their statements so unfair.. /sarc


70 posted on 03/15/2016 4:35:07 PM PDT by Leto
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To: Kaslin
Flat. Out. LIAR.

Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.

71 posted on 03/15/2016 4:54:17 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Dwelling often on the greatness of the American People: Servant-Leader. Dwelling on self: Demagogue)
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To: rightazrain

Trump took land from American Indians? Source ?


72 posted on 03/15/2016 5:11:57 PM PDT by 11th_VA (It's all gonna change once Trump's president)
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To: scooby321
What did you say

I didn't say anything. I wrote. Do you need me to read it to you?

73 posted on 03/15/2016 5:24:47 PM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (Is that just what you have written on your "What Trump Means to Me" chalkboard?)
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To: Kaslin

OMG!!!

Guy Benson got a liquid gas brain enema from Hillary. Everyone should step away a minimum of 35 yards in case he farts and explodes.


74 posted on 03/15/2016 5:26:22 PM PDT by sergeantdave ( If not you, who? If not now, when?)
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To: BykrBayb

When did I complain that he corrected the lie? Waiting until violence outbreaks isn’t exactly correcting the lie. That’s like after you get caught you say I’m sorry.


75 posted on 03/15/2016 6:13:03 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: for-q-clinton

What did he get caught doing? He was caught being lied about, and you’re complaining that instead of apologizing for being lied about, he told the truth.

For anyone interested, there are videos available showing what he actually said, without the selective editing and cropping. If you want the truth, it’s easy to find. If you prefer being lied to, don’t watch the raw video.


76 posted on 03/15/2016 6:57:26 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. ~ Þ)
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To: dschapin

Well HELL this will surely sink Trump......right?

Articles like this are a waste of bandwidth.


77 posted on 03/16/2016 6:20:20 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: billyboy15
Articles like this are a waste of bandwidth.

Maybe. Or it might be a clue. We'll know more later.

78 posted on 03/16/2016 6:24:45 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: rightazrain
"Just like he told the woman who asked him if he would apologize to the American Indians for taking their land. (Afterwards he asked for one more question that wasn’t “stupid.”)"

A perfectly appropriate answer to what was indeed a stupid, no a MONUMENTALLY stupid question

“I’ll look into it is his way of saying, “FOGETABOUTIT.”

You are obviously NOT a "New Yawka" The correct pronunciation of this term is, "FUHGEDABOUDIT!!"

79 posted on 03/16/2016 6:26:32 AM PDT by billyboy15
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