“People are saying.”
If there is any phrase of words that will remain in the psyche of people after the 2016 election, those will be it. Instead of pointing to research, news reports, or actual spoken words, Presidential Candidate Donald Trump continually uses hearsay to make his case to the American people.
Instead of using insight that makes himself sound presidential, Donald Trump constantly reverts to “gossip style” rhetoric that is more suitable for Us Weekly than the stump speeches he makes on a daily basis.
Of course, instead of learning his lesson, Donald Trump is at it again.
He is now suggesting that Hillary Clinton is responsible for the death of an Iranian scientist who was executed for spying for the United States. Donald Trump is claiming Hillary Clinton’s hacked emails are the reason the scientist was discovered to be a traitor and consequently sent to his death.
Donald Trump’s strong-men Vice Presidential Candidate Mike Pence and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani are also getting in on the action. Mike Pence went on the “Sean Hannity Show” Monday hinting that Clinton was to blame.
He mercilessly slammed her for the email scandal and, when talking about the Iranian scientist’s death, said:
“The American people have the right to know.”
While introducing Donald Trump at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, Rudy Giuliani continued his lying streak by accusing her of being “extremely careless.” Someone should remind Rudy Giuliani that his recent speeches have been devoid of facts and substance, making what he says “extremely careless” as well.
State Department leaders were quick to come to the defense of Hillary Clinton after the barrage of allegations sent her way. It was immediately confirmed that information about the Iranian scientist had been discussed publicly before Hillary Clinton’s emails were hacked. Therefore, no new information was given to Iranians through any of her emails.
The best response to Donald Trump’s lies came from the Clinton Campaign itself. Clinton spokesperson Nick Merrill sent out a tweet saying:
"Many people are saying" = "I made this up"
After a morning on the teleprompter, the muzzle was bound to come off. https://t.co/dfE7CJao2W
— Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) August 8, 2016
It is about time someone connected the dots that exist between the words of Donald Trump.
Whenever he claims an unnamed source or names himself as the answer to a problem, it is wise for us to remember that he offers nothing of substance. He probably doesn’t even remember what he says after thirty-minutes anyway.
Watch the rally where he actually claims Clinton is responsible for this scientist’s death:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tezLBv00zJ4
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