cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/2717798

Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception. His campaign says he misspoke

From WABE Politics News:

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was open to supporting regulations on contraception and that his campaign would release a policy on the issue “very shortly.” The comments, […]

    • fluxion@lemmy.world
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      Do you support what he said? Ok then yes, he said that.

      How about you? Do you support what he said? No? Ok then no, he didn’t say that.

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        How about you? Do you support what he said? No? Ok then no, he didn’t say that.

        “Ok, so he did say that, but that’s not what he really meant.”

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        I don’t understand why anyone is against contraception.

        Its a great way to “trap” someone who you fear is going to leave you because you’re a slacker working a dead end job and you know they can do better if they could see the reality of the situation.

        Funny enough, its also why they’re against no-fault divorces.

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    Trump is such an obvious con-man that it frustrates me to no end that he continues to get away with it and people cover for him. Look at what he said:

    “We’re looking at that and I’m going to have a policy on that very shortly”

    When pressed he said:

    “Things really do have a lot to do with the states, and some states are going to have different policy than others”

    He literally doesn’t know what the fuck he is talking about! He’s just basically smiling and nodding - and this dumbass was president and is trying to be president again.

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      Yeah his strategy was and still very much is to just say things, see how people react, and if there’s enough applause it becomes policy and if there is enough backlash then it’s walked back and he said he misspoke and then never talks about the issue again.

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    Reporter: “Do you support lifting restrictions on infanticide?”

    Trump: “We’re looking at that and I’m going to have a policy on that very shortly,”

    …because he’s a fucking moron and couldn’t figure out how to poor piss out of a boot with the instructions on heel…

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    “very shortly” being the time it takes for a donor to tell his campaign managers what his policy is supposed to be.

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    His cult will only hear what he said. The media will ignore it because the campaign said the opposite. And the electorate who don’t pay attention won’t have a clue what’s coming if trump and project 2025 take over the government.