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PaulS · 12-28-2018, 09:45 AM

It wasn't a slip of the tongue like saying 57 states. It was clear he wanted to lie (and never mind the inappropriateness of treating a visit to the military like a campaign rally).

"They had plenty of people that came up, they said, 'You know, we could make it smaller. We could make it 3%, we could make it 2%, we could make it 4%,'" Trump told the troops about the latest pay raise. "I said, 'No. Make it 10%. Make it more than 10%.'"

'Cause it's been a long time, it's been more than 10 years. Been more than 10 years, that's a long time," Trump said, repeating the false claim.

12-28-2018, 09:45 AM	#7
PaulS Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 10,204	It wasn't a slip of the tongue like saying 57 states. It was clear he wanted to lie (and never mind the inappropriateness of treating a visit to the military like a campaign rally). "They had plenty of people that came up, they said, 'You know, we could make it smaller. We could make it 3%, we could make it 2%, we could make it 4%,'" Trump told the troops about the latest pay raise. "I said, 'No. Make it 10%. Make it more than 10%.'" 'Cause it's been a long time, it's been more than 10 years. Been more than 10 years, that's a long time," Trump said, repeating the false claim.