'He lied on national television': Trump says truckers protesting industry problems are actually honk

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Source: cnn.com



'He lied on national television': Trump says truckers protesting industry problems are actually honking to support him


By Daniel Dale and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Updated 6:10 PM ET, Fri May 15, 2020


Washington (CNN)When blaring truck horns intruded on President Donald Trump's Friday speech in the White House Rose Garden about the search for a coronavirus vaccine, Trump claimed that this was the sound of a pro-Trump protest.

"And you hear that outside, that beautiful sound -- those are truckers that are with us all the way. They are protesting in favor of President Trump, as opposed to against," Trump said. "There's hundreds of trucks out there, and that's the sign of love. Not the sign of your typical protest. So I want to thank our great truckers. They like me and I like them."

At another Rose Garden speech later in the day, Trump said, "Those are friendly truckers. They're on our side. It's almost a celebration, in a way."

Trump had made a similar claim about the protesters in an interview he taped Wednesday with Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo. .....................


Facts First: All three of Trump's claims were false. The truckers who have lined streets near the White House since May 1 are indeed protesters, not people holding any kind of celebration -- and they are protesting a variety of issues affecting their jobs, not protesting in favor of Trump. In fact, one of their complaints is about what they say is lax federal enforcement of a regulation requiring more transparency from freight brokers...............

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/politics/fact-check-trump-trucker-protest/index.html

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Hasn't anyone informed Trump that they have been out there a few weeks now protesting HIM! --or is just in denial??

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Dan Diamond
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At vaccine announcement, Trump stops to acknowledge loud honking by truckers. (Who are protesting their pay rates.)

“That’s the sign of love,” Trump claims. “And they’ll be helping us with this, by the way, speaking of truckers.”

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[dewsgirl]

1. I know he is completely full of shit always, but I was wondering

if maybe someone told him that.

[SledDriver]

4. They're not laughing AT you; They're laughing WITH you...

n/t

[dewsgirl]

13. Yes. He's a gullible idiot.

[sop]

2. "He lied on national television" is not news. Breaking news would be if Trump ever told the truth.

[LSFL]

3. Even if this were true

No one gives a flying fuck at a rolling donut what truckers think anyway. We are eminently replaceable and expendable.

We gotta start ourselves a CONVOY...

[MsInformed]

10. Wait...

Wasn't all that honking coming from a CONVOY?

[LSFL]

11. THIS is a convoy. It would have shut the city down.

[Cozmo]

5. "Lying on National TV" BFD!

He does this every single day

[tulipsandroses]

6. Reminds me of the time he went to the UK and said there were huge crowds there to support him

Uhm, those huge crowds were protesting against you.

[AleksS]

7. Don't worry sir! They're saying Boo-urns!

Don’t worry sir! They’re saying Boo-urns!

[blakstoneranger]

8. HE SAID THE SAME THING WHEN VISITING THE U.K.

Over 12,000 protesters holding signs, flying the big trump baby, a trump statue of him sitting on the toilet tweeting. Trump was told they were his supporters. Somebody, I don't know who, rounded up a few thousand people to chant trump's name and wear maga hats. I know it was trumped up because they didn't show up until trumps last day there. Secretly he knows why they are there. I'll bet you before long, there will be a bunch of truck driving MAGA hats lined up in the streets.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. They're loud too. I can't recall another protest like this.

Here's another tweet from Laura Figueroa Hernandez.

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[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. How do you know Trump is lying?

His lips are moving.