Reporter finally calls out Trump for lying about election

NBC reporter Peter Alexander corrected So-Called President Trump during a press conference Thursday after the president again made a false claim about his Electoral College victory margin.

The press conference was called to tout the president’s choice of attorney Alexander Acosta for the role of labor secretary, but it devolved into a meandering tirade against the press. Russia dominated the questions, but Trump also found a way to brag about his victory over Hillary Clinton, falsely claiming the margin, 306 electoral votes to Clinton’s 232, was the biggest since Ronald Reagan’s 1984 win. In fact, Barack Obama won more electoral votes in 2008 and 2012, Bill Clinton won more in 1992 and 1996 and George H.W. Bush won more in 1988.

Alexander, a correspondent for NBC News, sought to correct Trump on those figures, and pressed him to explain how he could call reporting by outlets like The New York Times and CNN “fake news” while using inaccurate figures himself.

“Why should Americans trust you?” asked Alexander.

“I was given that information,” Trump said, cutting Alexander off. “I don’t know. I was just given it. We had a very, very big margin.”

“Why should Americans trust you when you accuse the information they receive of being fake, when you provide information that’s not accurate?” Alexander asked.

“I was given that information,” said Trump. “Actually, I’ve seen that information around. But it was a very substantial victory. Do you agree with that?”

“You’re the president,” Alexander replied.

Trump has repeatedly described his victory over Clinton as a “historic” and “massive” landslide. That’s not the case. His Electoral College victory actually ranks 46th out of 58 presidential elections. He lost the popular vote to Clinton by about 2.8 million votes.

Ben wrote:Re: Surprise! Those "out of touch" Democrats have been touting a policy for years that Trump is "100 percent for"

Post by Original Quill Today at 10:39 am

Just been listening to the minority President's press conference.  Lie, lie...deny, lie!  He claimed that he had received more EC votes than anyone since Reagan.

Hell, Obama exceeded him by 18-votes.  How can you trust someone who is so indifferent about the truth?  You can't. He just makes up his lies as he is speaking.

Original Quill wrote:One massive contradiction in the press conference: Trump says the leaks are real, but the news is fake.  If the leaks are real, but they are not leaked because the news is preoccupied with fake news, what's the problem?  

On the other hand, if the concern is the news is fake, what is the crime?  There is no law that says faked news is illegal.

Next dilemma: is this guy complex, or an idiot?

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

GIVE HIM another week of making friends and influencing people...

And Breitbart and Pravda will be the only "news" sources left supporting the Dumpster !!!

Lord Independent Thoughts wrote:Selective outrage, at its finest.

I would think that exaggerating about an election win would be small beans, compared to rigging an election.
Which is the bigger lie?  Someone who claims more points than deserved, or fooling all your constituents into believing that their votes count for anything?

DNC Admits They Stole the Election From Bernie Sanders
DNC Concede Election Was Definitely Rigged Against Sanders
DNC Lawyers Argue No Liability: Neutrality Is Merely a ‘Political Promise’

Just saying...

OQ wrote:
A President that is so insecure that he has to lie to build up his ego is ultimately a danger.

Telegraph wrote:
"I remember landing under sniper fire," she said in Washington on Monday. "There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base."

News footage of the event however showed her claims to have been wide of the mark, and reporters who accompanied her stated that there was no sniper fire. Her account was ridiculed by ABC News as "like a scene from Saving Private Ryan".
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She insisted it was the "first time in 12 years" she had spoken inaccurately about the trip.
But her Bosnia anecdote has been a regular feature of her stump speeches.

Lord Independent Thoughts wrote:

OQ wrote:
A President that is so insecure that he has to lie to build up his ego is ultimately a danger.

If that's the case, it's a good thing we elected Donald Trump.  I'd rather have someone that exaggerates or stretches the truth, than someone who fabricates an alternate set of fictional events.


Can anyone say "Bosnia"?  Remember?  When she claimed to be under sniper fire?  Haha!  She told that story MULTIPLE times, even though it never happened!!

Telegraph wrote:
"I remember landing under sniper fire," she said in Washington on Monday. "There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base."

News footage of the event however showed her claims to have been wide of the mark, and reporters who accompanied her stated that there was no sniper fire. Her account was ridiculed by ABC News as "like a scene from Saving Private Ryan".
...
She insisted it was the "first time in 12 years" she had spoken inaccurately about the trip.
But her Bosnia anecdote has been a regular feature of her stump speeches.

Hillary Clinton's Bosnia sniper story exposed

Lord Independent Thoughts wrote:In a couple of months, this will be nothing more than a forgotten blip on the current-events radar.

You guys have taken the biggest little-controversy and have been trying to inflate it well beyond its actual size.

This was Flynn's mistake and his alone.  Just because you hire someone doesn't mean you make them exercise good judgement.  He's gone, and neither Trump nor Pence are associated with his actions.

Lord Independent Thoughts wrote:In a couple of months, this will be nothing more than a forgotten blip on the current-events radar.

You guys have taken the biggest little-controversy and have been trying to inflate it well beyond its actual size.

This was Flynn's mistake and his alone.  Just because you hire someone doesn't mean you make them exercise good judgement.  He's gone, and neither Trump nor Pence are associated with his actions.

Ben wrote:
...admit that this was gross dereliction of duty.

New York Post wrote:
The problem with Michael Flynn’s ouster as national security adviser “is not the mishandling of classified information,” as President Trump believes, says Eli Lake at Bloomberg. “It’s about Flynn’s detractors selectively disclosing” such information “and how this represents a chilling abuse of power.” For while Flynn didn’t fully disclose the details of his calls with Moscow’s ambassador, “at at no point has he been accused of working with Russia” to “sabotage the election.” Nor is there any indication of any “quid pro quo deal with the Russians.” The calls themselves “mean very little” and are “not unprecedented.” And suggestions he was susceptible to blackmail are “the weakest reed of all.” No, “Flynn’s enemies waged this campaign by disclosing communications that we should be able to trust the government to monitor with proper discretion.”

Lord Independent Thoughts wrote:No, but I do have one from Bloomberg.
Enjoy.

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-02-17/separating-fact-from-innuendo-in-the-flynn-fiasco

Bloomberg wrote:The backdrop to this is all the open questions about how Russia influenced the last election, and whether Trump's associates colluded in this operation. That is a necessary investigation. If Trump and his advisers had anything to do with that, it's a high crime.

The good news is that the FBI, in conjunction with the intelligence community, is now probing the matter. So is the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. There is also renewed momentum for a more formal independent commission to examine all of this as well. That's important.

Lord Independent Thoughts wrote:
In a couple of months, this will be nothing more than a forgotten blip on the current-events radar.

You guys have taken the biggest little-controversy and have been trying to inflate it well beyond its actual size.

This was Flynn's mistake and his alone.  Just because you hire someone doesn't mean you make them exercise good judgement.  He's gone, and neither Trump nor Pence are associated with his actions.