The invaluable reporter for the Toronto Star and chronicler of Trump lies, Daniel Dale tweeted about the q- and- a media session preceding today's Cabinet meeting. Here's a selection:
Trump said European leaders have told him they don't know how they've gotten away with taking advantage of the U.S. so long.— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 2, 2019
This is one of the many Trump claims that can't be definitively called false but sure is super-false sounding.
Trump said he gave U.S. generals "all the money they wanted" for Afghanistan, but they did a bad job. Of Mattis, he says, "What's he done for me? How has he done in Afghanistan? Not too good. Not too good."— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 2, 2019
Trump's assessment of Syria: "We're talking about sand and death. That's what we're talking about."— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 2, 2019
Trump says he had a meeting about Iran and the Middle East with lots of good-looking generals: "Like from a movie. Better looking than Tom Cruise, and stronger."— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 2, 2019
Trump added that there were many "computer boards" in this Iran meeting with the hottie generals. (I had to wait until other people tweeted "computer boards" to make sure I wasn't imagining this phrase.) https://t.co/x9gGhP9LCs— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 2, 2019
Asked about the Syria withdrawal, Trump said he never said it would be "fast." He said it would happen in 30 days.— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 2, 2019
Trump says that if the courts say Obama had the right to do DACA unilaterally, he can do whatever he wants on lots of other stuff. He adds: "Can you imagine me having this power? Wouldn't that be scary?"— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 2, 2019
Trump says he was all alone in his "big house" over the holidays -- "except for all of the guys out on the lawn with machine guns." He says that he's never seen so many machine guns, and they didn't even wave at him. He adds, "All alone with the machine-gunners."— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 2, 2019
Sic transit gloria, America.
