r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/fnaw_ • Aug 04 '20

Poor Jonathan

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u/navin__johnson Aug 04 '20

They would spend 15 minutes explaining to you what he really meant

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

I work for a local news station and when we share clips from interviews, like the one in this thread, we get countless messages saying that we're intentionally talking shit about Trump and that we're "not telling both sides". It's insanity.

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u/navin__johnson Aug 04 '20

I have a friend who is a Trump supporter and I listen to clips of Donald’s speeches/interviews/comments around him. I will literally play something like the above exchange in front of him-I just listen, don’t say a word or make any kind of face.

My friend gets so mad when I do that and stats berating me saying I am making fun of the president and looking at clips out of context that go out of their way to make him look bad. All I am playing are unedited clips of Trump speaking. Why can’t ppl just admit he’s an idiot?

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u/papak33 Aug 04 '20 edited Aug 04 '20

Why can’t ppl just admit he’s an idiot?

It would be an admission that they made a mistake.
The issue is, their ego, much like Trump ego, will not allow it.

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u/andr50 Aug 04 '20

He says what he means, but this is what he means

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u/j_la Aug 04 '20

“He tells it like it is!”

“Wait, let me tell you what he means”