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A trio of truthful attack ads about Trump University
The Washington Post ^ | 2/29/16 | Glenn Kessler

Posted on 02/29/2016 4:37:08 AM PST by don-o

We are going to examine the facts behind three new ads attacking GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump and his involvement with Trump University, which are being aired by the American Future Fund, a super PAC that does not disclose its donors but backed Mitt Romney in the 2012 campaign.

But we first wanted to start with a video that Trump filmed to tout the program, in which he declared he was going to have the “best of the best” professors — “handpicked by me.” As you can see, the president of the “university” later conceded that that claim was false when questioned about the program under oath.

Given that a key feature of Trump’s presidential campaign is his pledge to hire the “best of the best” as president, the fraud allegations surrounding Trump University may stick in ways that other attacks have not.

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruzpaidtrolls; trumpfraud
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1 posted on 02/29/2016 4:37:08 AM PST by don-o
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To: don-o

Doesn’t Trump University say more about the people (idiots?) that fell for it than they guy who thought it up?


2 posted on 02/29/2016 4:43:56 AM PST by Baldwin77
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To: don-o
HURRY, THERE IS ONLY 1-MUDSLINGING DAY LEFT BEFORE SUPER TUESDAY....;-)


3 posted on 02/29/2016 4:45:34 AM PST by r_barton (GO TRUMP!!!)
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To: don-o

“The following files contain over 10,000 surveys from Trump University students demonstrating their overwhelming satisfaction with the program.”

http://www.98percentapproval.com/SURVEYS.html


4 posted on 02/29/2016 4:45:42 AM PST by Helicondelta
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To: Helicondelta
I wonder how many others schools in the US have a 98% approval rating?

IT's these bogus attacks on Trump's accomplishments as much as anything else that have elevated Mr. Trump's popularity with voters. We get it that what they're trying to do to Trump is what they've been doing to US citizens for a few decades.

5 posted on 02/29/2016 4:50:15 AM PST by grania
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To: Baldwin77
Doesn’t Trump University say more about the people (idiots?) that fell for it than they guy who thought it up?

Perhaps it does. Yet, we have a vocal cohort here who relentlessly attack and slime all attempts to look deeply into Trump's history.

They will be here soon.

6 posted on 02/29/2016 4:50:54 AM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory. And He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: don-o
How does a judge decide who's best of the best? Personally and hand-picked means "my staff does research" and I check it over and approve and/or select.

We had Steve Jobs at one of our business seminars. Well, it was an old video by Jobs. It was excellent.

7 posted on 02/29/2016 4:52:56 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: don-o

Washington Post Hit piece....strap on your seat belts and come along for the ride, till Wed. morning, we will hear, read, and get shoved in our faces everything the ‘globalists’ government of the United States wants us to believe...

WooHoo here we go!!!


8 posted on 02/29/2016 4:53:46 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: Baldwin77
"Doesn’t Trump University say more about the people (idiots?) that fell for it than they guy who thought it up?"

How quaint! Personal responsibility has gone the way of the buggy whip and rumble seat. Or so it seems......

9 posted on 02/29/2016 4:55:51 AM PST by cincinnati65
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To: Baldwin77
Doesn’t Trump University say more about the people (idiots?) that fell for it than they guy who thought it up?
Well, it does say that it was stupid of them to believe Donald Trump.

Something his current fan base should consider.

10 posted on 02/29/2016 4:55:55 AM PST by Johnny B. (Trump is, at heart, a facist.)
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To: Helicondelta
http://www.98percentapproval.com/SURVEYS.html

Addressed and expanded upon in the source article. With links.

11 posted on 02/29/2016 4:56:43 AM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory. And He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: don-o

All this about Trump University is a double nothing burger.

Nothing else has worked and this just another knee jerk reaction.

Trump has been around for many years, just keeps getting richer.

Before he declared for president the media fell over itself to get his valued opinion.

Politicians from both parties clammored around him in awe.

Now that he threatens their little world, they attack.

Of course, using many previous elections, don’t the media, the libs, and cartel politicians always viciously attack the Republican front Runners?

The only difference this time is he’s being attacked by the GOPe, as well. As a threat to the K-Street cabal, and graft and corruption in DC, he’s not their favorite person.


12 posted on 02/29/2016 4:57:30 AM PST by FrankR (You're only enslaved to the extent of the charity that you receive!)
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To: Johnny B.

another tidbit

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/02/27/donald-trumps-misleading-claim-that-hes-won-most-of-lawsuits-over-trump-university/?tid=a_inl

The New York State Education Department had warned Trump as early as 2005 that the use of the word “university” violated state law.


13 posted on 02/29/2016 4:59:29 AM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory. And He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: Baldwin77
Doesn’t Trump University say more about the people (idiots?) that fell for it than they guy who thought it up?

No. Resist the urge to blame the victims.

14 posted on 02/29/2016 5:06:44 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Helicondelta

How do you know those surveys are genuine?


15 posted on 02/29/2016 5:07:24 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: don-o

Tag line.


16 posted on 02/29/2016 5:08:20 AM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: Baldwin77

“Doesn’t Trump University say more about the people (idiots?) that fell for it than they guy who thought it up?”

Yea, I’ve been saying that for months. Trump University REAL EDUCATION was to let these dummies know that getting rich in real estate is HARD and if they can be taken by Trump U for a few thousand, they will get CLEANED OUT in the real world.

I suspect that some learned that lesson.


17 posted on 02/29/2016 5:09:52 AM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: BobL

How do you trust him to do what he says if he has a record of fraud?


18 posted on 02/29/2016 5:13:10 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: BobL

He should have called it Trump School of Hard Knocks.


19 posted on 02/29/2016 5:13:13 AM PST by Lisbon1940 (No full-term governors)
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To: don-o
80,000 people attended Trump University’s free introductory seminars. Only 9,200 paid the $1,495 for three-day seminars, and just 800 people paid thousands of dollars for the university’s monitorship and workshop packages. Of these few, just 200 filed a lawsuit.

And most are not whining.

STUDENT: Trump University Helped Me Open A Business And I Would Recommend The School To Anyone (2013)

20 posted on 02/29/2016 5:15:48 AM PST by montag813
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