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Trump: I pardoned Arpaio during hurricane because I thought TV ratings would be higher
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:44 pm
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President Trump on Monday said he announced his pardon of former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio as Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas because he “assumed the ratings would be far higher.”
“In the middle of a hurricane, even though it was a Friday evening, I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally,” Trump said during a press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. “You know, the hurricane was just starting.”
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Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:45 pm to Bench McElroy
Alpha
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:45 pm to Bench McElroy
Meaning he wasn't trying to hide things like the reporter insinuated.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:51 pm to Bench McElroy
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:11 pm to LSU Patrick
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Alpha
Alpha retard
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:19 pm to Bench McElroy
the dude is a smartass...
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:21 pm to Bench McElroy
This is why he so infuriates.
He is not literally Hitler, he is literally not giving a frick about establishment - Media, government, beltway, etc. He's heretic to everyone who covers politics and doesn't kiss the ring of the media or Congress.
He is not literally Hitler, he is literally not giving a frick about establishment - Media, government, beltway, etc. He's heretic to everyone who covers politics and doesn't kiss the ring of the media or Congress.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:23 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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He's heretic to everyone who covers politics and doesn't kiss the ring of the media or Congress.
And the GOPe hates him for it. frick them.
Trump is the closest thing we have to an independent, 3rd party President we will ever have in our lifetimes.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:45 pm to Hmerly
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Meaning he wasn't trying to hide things like the reporter insinuated.
Bingo.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:50 pm to Bench McElroy
Yeah. CNN was running that fake angle as well.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:09 pm to Bench McElroy
I don't see in his quotes where he said exactly what the title of this thread said.
It sounded like he was saying he thought ratings would be high, but obviously the hurricane takes attention away.
People are just miserable, this has to be the answer to these things.
It sounded like he was saying he thought ratings would be high, but obviously the hurricane takes attention away.
People are just miserable, this has to be the answer to these things.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:27 pm to Bench McElroy
Why would ratings matter? If he'd waited until midnight Tuesday it would've made the news.....he is the president for fricks sake....it's not like he can have a wet fart and someone not opine at length about it. He's usually pretty funny but the can't all be gems.......
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:50 pm to Bench McElroy
CNN gave Trump just what he says he wanted, running constant coverage about the pardon.
Yet Trump's fans were in here crying that CNN wouldn't shut up about some dumb pardon. Move on, they said.
Trump was apparently waaay ahead of even his own fans,
Yet Trump's fans were in here crying that CNN wouldn't shut up about some dumb pardon. Move on, they said.
Trump was apparently waaay ahead of even his own fans,
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:55 pm to Hmerly
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Meaning he wasn't trying to hide things like the reporter insinuated.
No, what @real was saying was, "Never let a serious crisis go to waste."
Posted on 8/29/17 at 12:00 am to Spock's Eyebrow
Trump was getting hit by Dems/ Media that he pardoned Arpaio during Hurricane Harvey to hide the news. The Media wasn't wrong and Trump ended up saying, he pardoned Arpaio when the TV ratings were the highest.
Bizarre thing to say
Bizarre thing to say
Posted on 8/29/17 at 1:49 am to Rakim
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Trump was getting hit by Dems/ Media that he pardoned Arpaio during Hurricane Harvey to hide the news. The Media wasn't wrong and Trump ended up saying, he pardoned Arpaio when the TV ratings were the highest.
BIzarre thing to say.
I think Trump is being misinterpreted .....again. He was replying to accusation that he tried to bury news of pardon on Friday night and with huge hurricane coverage. He merely said rating should have been high....meaning lots were watching.
(Not hiding anything, as he indicated in AZ earlier in week, that the pardon was coming.)
This post was edited on 8/29/17 at 1:55 am
Posted on 8/29/17 at 3:10 am to Bench McElroy
So Trump is saying that as a national disaster hit the country, he admits to making a political move instead of focusing on the storm? Not sure that's a good thing.
Would've been better if he did it during his speech in Phoenix.
Would've been better if he did it during his speech in Phoenix.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 5:29 am to Bench McElroy
And the clown show rolls on.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 5:40 am to FairhopeTider
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So Trump is saying that as a national disaster hit the country, he admits to making a political move instead of focusing on the storm? Not sure that's a good thing.
Which shows just how awesome of a multi-tasker he is. Who else could have issued a formal pardon while, at the same time, expertly overseeing crisis management of a major hurricane as it made made landfall?
This post was edited on 8/29/17 at 5:41 am
Posted on 8/29/17 at 5:41 am to Bench McElroy
Where are the "trying to score political points while people are fighting for their lives in the flooding" crowd?
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