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Old 10th June 2019, 08:38 PM   #64
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Originally Posted by bruto View Post
It's a clever enough idea in the abstract, but I don't think it works that way in reality. The picture of Trump having crapped himself really was fake. He did not have to deny it himself. It was done for him, and probably just added to his ability to say it's all fake news.

If you want to stand up for truth, lying is a poor technique.
If it had truly happened, he would be denying it himself. Otherwise, there's no lying involved, and where's the fun in that?
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