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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/sarah-sanders-falsely-claims-trump-saw-devastation-firsthand-because-he-talked-to-people-who-really-saw-it/
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders this week defended President Donald Trumps false claim that he had visited Hurricane Harvey disaster areas and had seen the devastation firsthand.
The Washington Post pointed out on Thursday that Trump had been criticized for asserting that he had personally witnessed disaster areas.
@realDonaldTrump
After witnessing first hand the horror & devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey,my heart goes out even more so to the great people of Texas!
Link to tweet
He met with a number of state and local officials who are eating, sleeping, breathing the Harvey disaster, she said in defense of the president. He talked extensively with the governor, who certainly is right in the midst of every bit of this, as well as the mayors from several of the local towns that were hit hardest. And detailed briefing information throughout the day yesterday talking to a lot of the people on the ground.
That certainly is a firsthand account, she added.
Bengus81
(6,936 posts)He visited some nice clean air conditioned building that FEMA is operating out of. Looked like that building was NOT destroyed by Harvey.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)everyone knows trumps spokespersons LIE FOR REPUBLICANS 'president' about everything.
AJT
(5,240 posts)Certainly the troops would agree.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)We almost broke our neck, thinking the headline was talking about Senator Bernie Sanders. Thanks!
underpants
(182,990 posts)obtained by, coming from, or being direct personal observation or experience
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firsthand
ecstatic
(32,781 posts)"witnessing first hand" means you were there. PERIOD! Slick Sarah tried to muddy the waters by changing it to "firsthand account," which is still an inaccurate description. The meetings that she described, if true, would be examples of secondhand accounts.
MiniMe
(21,722 posts)They just didn't post a pic of that.
Cyrano
(15,075 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,490 posts)3rd. grader would know the difference between first and second hand information.