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Donald Trump: I ‘helped a little bit’ with clearing rubble at Ground Zero
Washington Post ^ | 4/19/16 | Philip Bump

Posted on 04/19/2016 12:03:34 PM PDT by markomalley

Donald Trump has gotten a lot of attention over the past 12 hours for referring to the Sept. 11 terror attacks as "7/11" during a speech in Buffalo. It's an awkward, amusing slip-up -- but it's just a slip-up.

More interesting, perhaps, is something he said shortly afterward.

Trump was talking about "New York values" -- a means of dismissing Ted Cruz in Trump's home state. As he did during the debate where Cruz first made the point, Trump was using the attacks as a way of espousing what it is that New Yorkers stand for. Unusually for him, he was reading from a sheet of paper.

Then he offered this aside.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; newyork; presidentdonaldtrump; trump; trump911; waronterror
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And where was Cruz on 9/11?
1 posted on 04/19/2016 12:03:34 PM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

No kidding. God bless Donald trump.


2 posted on 04/19/2016 12:04:30 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: markomalley

Home more than likely, like the other 290 million of us.


3 posted on 04/19/2016 12:06:15 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Resolute Conservative

Why weren’t we all there to help clean up? I feel so ashamed.
Its not like all air travel was shut down.


4 posted on 04/19/2016 12:12:09 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: TigersEye

Obviously, Cruz should have hitchhiked to NY to do a photo op at Ground Zero, because that wouldn’t have been a cynical political ploy or anything like that.


5 posted on 04/19/2016 12:15:45 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: TigersEye

I helped by staying out of the way.

I also stood in line to give blood on 9/11 (along with several million other people who wanted to do something), but tragically there was no one that needed it.


6 posted on 04/19/2016 12:19:14 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: markomalley
Funy how Cruz nor any other gope politician is talking about the China trade deficit with the USA. that's proof right there that they are all bought off politicians have destroyed the USA. Only Trump has even mentioned china.

TPP will balloon that deficit , bring immigrants and destroy industry in the USA.

$365,694,500,000: U.S. Merchandise Trade Deficit With China Hit Record in 2015

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/365694500000-merchandise-trade-deficit-china-hit-record-2015

Why is only Trump mentioning China and the wall to block the illegals’ invasion of the USA?

7 posted on 04/19/2016 12:19:52 PM PDT by Democrat_media ( Only Trump will stop TPP and China and the sociialist illegals' invasion of the USA w WAlLL!)
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To: markomalley
You can't out-satire the real thing. The parody is outdone by the ones who cheer the satire on.

p.s. DT at GZ reminds me of HC in Bosnia.

8 posted on 04/19/2016 12:20:45 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: markomalley

When did reporters stop researching and finding the facts BEFORE they write the article?


9 posted on 04/19/2016 12:21:00 PM PDT by donna (Radicalized Christians become missionaries; then, they tell everyone that Jesus loves them!)
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To: markomalley
IIRC, one of his nearby buildings was damaged by the attack...mostly debris landing. It's on the web someplace.

I can picture the sadness in his eyes that day.

10 posted on 04/19/2016 12:23:02 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: TigersEye

Don’t be ridiculous, people came from all over the country to help.


11 posted on 04/19/2016 12:23:26 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: markomalley

Another BS hit piece by the Post and reposted here by the Cruz Crazies. Trump didn’t say he cleared rubble. I watched the rally and didn’t interpret it that way at all. He made reference to the fact that he was down there helping which could be anything. He didn’t say “I cleared rubble, I cleaned up, I put on a mask and worked”. He simply said he was there helping. Honestly, the Cruz Crew around here is beyond desperate. Where the hell was Ted in 2001? Probably in Washington, living off of tax payers.


12 posted on 04/19/2016 12:24:16 PM PDT by usafa92 (Trump 2016 - Destroying the GOPe while Making America Great Again)
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To: donna

Here is the Trump interview from 9/13/01 - amazing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoYXihwcp8c


13 posted on 04/19/2016 12:28:33 PM PDT by donna (Radicalized Christians become missionaries; then, they tell everyone that Jesus loves them!)
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To: markomalley
thanks to twitter.
14 posted on 04/19/2016 12:28:41 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: Cold Heart

Yeah, millions of them. It’s obvious that Ted Canadian didn’t go because he hates America.


15 posted on 04/19/2016 12:32:46 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: TigersEye
>Why weren’t we all there to help clean up? I feel so ashamed.
>Its not like all air travel was shut down.

Some people helped, others stayed in Washingtonian covering up for the Saudis. I have no idea which Cruz was.

Even Hollywood actors helped out:

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/buscemi.asp

>For four years, Buscemi served on one of FDNY’s busiest, Engine Co. 55 in Manhattan's Little Italy. He later left the fire service to become a successful actor, writer and director.

>After 9/11/2001... Brother Buscemi returned to FDNY Engine 55.

>On September 12, 2001 and for several days following Brother Steve worked 12-hour shifts alongside other firefighters digging and sifting through the rubble from the World Trade Center looking for survivors.

>Very few photographs and no interviews exist because he declined them. He wasn't there for the publicity.

>In 2003 he also gave a speech at a union rally supporting higher wages for firefighters and to stop fire houses from closing. He got arrested along with other firefighters.

16 posted on 04/19/2016 12:33:05 PM PDT by RedWulf ((Trump supporter))
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To: markomalley

Not in NY. what did Trump pick up more votes??


17 posted on 04/19/2016 12:33:14 PM PDT by RightLady (God Bless the USA)
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To: TigersEye

You POS. Trump should get his ass back in the DEM party


18 posted on 04/19/2016 12:35:22 PM PDT by RightLady (God Bless the USA)
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To: RedWulf

That’s terrific.


19 posted on 04/19/2016 12:35:25 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: usafa92

One almost envisions a study of psychology growing up around the delusions of the Cruz victims.

Ted loses by a landslide, then describes it as a bit win. His followers echo his version of events.

Ted is mathematically eliminated from getting the 1237 delegates before the convention, but they think he’s winning.

Ted cant win primaries (well almost) in his own party, but thinks he can win general elections when he has to face members of another party too. His followers nod their heads up and down in agreement, with big glazed look smiles.

Ted has to join with the GOPe/RNC to win highly controlled caucuses. His followers who used to act like they hated the GOPe/RNC are thrilled.

Suddenly fair and open elections are described as highly suspect ways to pick a nominee.

At the same time, closed caucuses where Ted gets 100% of the delegates are described as more wholesome ways to pick a nominee.

Charges against Ted with very detailed evidence or substantive materials, are dismissed, and candidates and their supporters are attacked even though they didn’t have anything to do with the charges.


20 posted on 04/19/2016 12:36:24 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Hey Ted, why are you taking one for the RNC/GOPe team, and not ours? Not that we don't know.)
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