dahur Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Donald Trump, Debate Loser, Makes Sad Attempt at Damage Control In the hours since the debate, Trump has lied, back-peddled and doubled down on criticisms in mystifying ways 00:23 00:38 Donald Trump claims he had a "defective mic" after Monday's debate. By Tessa Stuart 1 day ago More News Donald Trump Was Beaten by His Own Ego in the First DebateIf Home Is Where the Heart Is, Donald Trump Has No HomeTrump's Big Debate Lie on Global WarmingAll Stories » You could tell Donald Trump knew the debate went badly by the way he barreled into the "spin room" and immediately began disavowing things he'd said in front of more than 80 million people just moments before. RELATED Jeb Lund: Trump Slunk Under the Lowest of Low Bars at the Debate Trump could not have conducted himself more poorly When Clinton suggested during Monday's debate that Trump has evaded paying taxes, Trump confirmed, rather than challenged, the assertion. "That makes me smart," he said. When she brought the subject up a second time, suggesting part of the reason there isn't enough money for infrastructure spending is "because you haven't paid any federal income tax for a lot of years," he shot back, "It would be squandered too, believe me." In the spin room Trump denied admitting that he doesn't pay federal taxes. "No, I didn't say that at all. I mean, if they say I didn't [pay any taxes] ... I mean, it doesn't matter. I will say this: I hate the way our government spends our taxes." He then added, "Of course I pay federal taxes." It's rare to the point of unprecedented for a candidate to take part in the debate post-game. Typically, campaign surrogates are the ones peddling talking points to reporters anxious for an angle. One of the reasons that unwritten rule might exist is because it's smart to spend a little time getting your narrative straight. Trump learned that lesson firsthand. Asked Monday night about moderator Lester Holt's performance, Trump said, "I thought Lester did a great job. I thought – honestly? I thought he did a great job." The reporter even double checked: You thought the questions were fair? "Yeah, I thought it was great," Trump told him. The Republican nominee was singing a different tune some six hours later onFox & Friends. (By that time, he might have picked up on the fact thatconservative pundits, and even his own advisors, were meticulously crafting a narrative that Holt had been biased toward Clinton.) Holt, Trump said Tuesday morning, "gave me very unfair questions at the end — the last three, four questions." And he revised his assessment of Holt's performance downward: "I give him a C, C+ — I thought he was OK," he said. To his credit, at least Trump's instinct to spring immediately into damage control was the correct one. Almost every credible instant poll after the debate showed that Trump lost the debate by large margins. A CNN/ORC poll found 62 percent thought Clinton won, compared to just 27 percent who thought Trump did, while a CNN focus group of 20 undecided Florida voters found 18 of them believed Clinton came out on top. In a Public Policy Polling post-debate survey, 51 percent thought Clinton won, compared to 40 percent for Trump. And a focus group of 31 undecided Pennsylvania voters conducted by Republican pollster Frank Luntz found 16 believed Clinton won, while six thought Trump did. On Twitter and Fox & Friends (the cable news equivalent of the GOP nominee's Twitter feed), Trump the unlicensed spin doctor boasted about the polls he "won," citing a CBS poll among them. One problem, according to CBS Chief White House Correspondent, Major Garrett: The network did not conduct a poll. Slate and Time, which Trump also cited, did post reader polls on their respective websites, each with disclaimers that they were "totally unscientific," "not statistically representative of likely voters" and "not predictive of how the debate outcome will affect the election." The most outlandish of Trump's claims about the debate, though, was about the persistent sniffle that distracted so many viewers – including Howard Dean – that #sniffles trended on Twitter. According to Trump, those never happened. "No, no sniffles," he told Fox & Friends Tuesday. "You know, the mic was very bad, but maybe it was good enough to hear breathing. But no sniffles. No cold." Ladies and gentlemen, let's go to the tape. But for all his furious attempts to rewrite the narrative about the debate, there was one line of attack that Trump didn't even try to defend himself from: When Clinton noted that he insulted former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, calling her "Miss Piggy" after she gained weight and "Miss Housekeeping" because she's Latina. On Tuesday morning, Trump, somewhat mystifyingly, doubled down on both criticisms, which the Clinton camp clearly believes will hurt him with women and Hispanic voters. Trump told Fox & Friends that Machado – who has spoken about the eating disorder she developed after Trump berated her – "was the worst we have had. The worst, the absolute worst .... She was the winner and, you know, she gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem. We had a real problem." http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/donald-trump-debate-loser-attempts-damage-control-w442236 Does that guy EVER stop lying..? 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jefftec Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Trump's in control....no worries.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahur Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 McCain's gonna win it..not to worry Romney's gonna be our next President...not to worry trumps in in control...not to worry LOL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothertrumper Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 The Trumpists are in DENIAL. On election night, when Karl Rove once again disputes the results and has a massive stroke live on Fox, the rigged election spin will begin... The blacks and latinos double voted! I can here it now! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrill Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein "Debates" Clinton & Trump in Democracy Now! Special - Part 1 http://www.democracynow.org/2016/9/27/expanding_the_debate_jill_stein_debates Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein Spars with Clinton & Trump in Democracy Now! Special - Part 2 http://www.democracynow.org/2016/9/27/expanding_the_debate_jill_stein_spars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabel Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein "Debates" Clinton & Trump in Democracy Now! Special - Part 1 http://www.democracynow.org/2016/9/27/expanding_the_debate_jill_stein_debates Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein Spars with Clinton & Trump in Democracy Now! Special - Part 2 How is Stein's open arrest warrant for being caught on camera committing a crime going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrill Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein "Debates" Clinton & Trump in Democracy Now! Special - Part 1 http://www.democracynow.org/2016/9/27/expanding_the_debate_jill_stein_debates Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein Spars with Clinton & Trump in Democracy Now! Special - Part 2 http://www.democracynow.org/2016/9/27/expanding_the_debate_jill_stein_spars Jill Stein looks extremely healthy ..... and is dealing with her misdemeanor according to her legal counsel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahur Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 trump supporter Bubba... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothertrumper Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I can't wait for Trump to be fired in 42 days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclectic skeptic Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 trump supporter Bubba...LolMany a truth is expressed in political cartoons. I can't wait for Trump to be fired in 42 days!You just gave me the idea for one of my post election thread titles: Trump, you're fired.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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