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Trump's smallest/weirdest lies

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In another threat someone mentioned a lie by Trump about how well he knew Bannon. Which got me thinking...

We're all familiar with Trump's bigger lies... "Drain the swamp", "I always opposed the Iraq war", etc. Those lies certainly make sense... they might entice voters to pick him in the election. But what are some of Trump's smaller, weirder lies. The ones where he didn't HAVE to lie, where it provided no political advantage, but he still lied anyways.

For example:

- Trump denies that he pretended to be publicist John Miller, even though they have an audio recording. It wasn't a big campaign issue. He could have used it as a way to humanize himself (along the lines of "See I have a sense of humor"). Yet he clings to the claim that it wasn't him.

http://time.com/4329561/donald-trump-john-miller-john-barron-publicist-1991-phone-call/

- Trump's lie about the size of the crowd at his swearing-in. He already won the election, so there was little reason to lie. He could have blamed low turnout on the weather.

Any other small, baffling lies that Trump has made?
 
On January 20th he said, ""I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States."

I guess that's not a small lie.
 
Didn't he deny saying that global warming was a hoax by the Chinese?

I mean, he may not have meant it, but I thought his response was, "I never said that"
 
I'd like to put an order in for some better topics here. What's next, Trumps worst haircuts?
 
mgidm86 said:
I'd like to put an order in for some better topics here. What's next, Trumps worst haircuts?
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Its the day before a long weekend, when very little of significant interest is going on. What exactly is wrong with discussing a few of the little quirks of the political system.
 
mgidm86 said:
I'd like to put an order in for some better topics here. What's next, Trumps worst haircuts?
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Is there a problem with your browser or membership? I only ask because at the top of the topic list when I click on a subforum there is a button that says "new thread." If you're not seeing it, I suggest asking the mod team to check it out.
 
The response to a call for better topics is always "start your own thread".

There is always a cure if you don't see a thread about the topic you want to discuss.
 
portlandatheist said:
About how tall his buildings are:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/nyregion/donald-trump-tower-heights.html?_r=0
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This is actually true, but it's weird/disturbing. While being interviewed on 9-11, he makes sure to point out that after the collapse of the WTC towers, his building was now the tallest:

“Forty Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was, actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest,” Trump said. “And then when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second-tallest, and now it’s the tallest.”
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http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/on-9-11-trump-boasted-about-height-of-his-building.html

Such a great instinct for the important issues.
 
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