Coburn: Trump is Lying About Me Attacking Cruz

Conservative Review ^ | February 16, 2016 | CR Wire

[MLL]

Former Sen. Tom Coburn says a Trump-circulated quote of him attacking Cruz is an "absolute fabrication," according to the Washington Examiner.

Coburn criticized Trump for "loose play with the truth" not just "loose play with words."

The Washington Examiner report goes on:

As part of his never-ending criticism of Cruz, Trump's Twitter feed retweeted and pushed a quote ostensibly from Coburn criticizing Cruz as "one of the most dishonest people" in Washington. Coburn never said this.

"It's an absolute fabrication. I've never said that, period," Coburn told the Examiner. "It's unfortunate he would use my name to say something dishonest. It's a total fabrication."

The tweet with the quote has since been deleted, and further examination found it was wrongfully ascribed to Coburn.

Trump had retweeted his social media director who in turn quoted Coburn saying of Cruz: "He is, without a doubt, one of the most dishonest people in D.C." But according to the Examiner the quote appears to come from liberal website ForwardProgressives.com and their writer, Allen Clifton, a staunch opponent of Cruz.

Trump has repeatedly accused Cruz of lying over the past few weeks, leading up to Trump calling Cruz the most dishonest person in the race at Saturday's GOP debate.

This time his pointed finger has four pointed back.

[20yearsofinternet]

LOL.

I mean, it was dumb of Trump to retweet without verifying, but still, LOL at this whole lame attempt at a “gotcha”.

[smoothsailing]

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/tom-coburn-rips-ted-cruz-effect/2015/10/16/id/696627/

[kik5150]

Trump, Mr truthful hyperbole, has been a liar his whole life.

[beethoven]

Don't you think it's amazing how the Cruz supporters grab on to something which was clearly a miscue and false, they just can't let it go. Yet their guy is very suspect on multiple issues!

[TXSearcher]

I get Trump’s tweets. It wasn’t tweeted by Trump. No one has a picture of that tweet from Trump’s account.

Who needs a Tweet.....we have a VIDEO....LOL

Trump STILL LYING

[KansasGirl]

How on earth was a quote from some left-wing partisan attributed to Coburn?

[cowboyway]

I get all of his tweets.

You need to get a life................

[Resettozero]

Trump STILL LYING about a fabricated quote to smear Ted Cruz HOURS after being caught on it!!

Well, no.

Your approach to switch the lying meme from Cruz to Trump is not going to gain much traction. What actually was said and by whom has been determined and now Trump will deal with the fall-out.

When supporters hear it was a quote mistakenly attributed to the wrong person, and depending on how Trump deals with it the next few days, we'll see what if any is the damage to DT's campaign.

[Springfield Reformer]

Ouch.

[nathanbedford]

Ping

[dead]

If Trump was not allowed to lie or brag, he’d have nothing left to say.

[Slyfox]

[bigbob]

That’s ok, before long Cruz will like about Coburn and he can attack him again

[reegs]

[Springfield Reformer]

Well, but see the power of a meme. If you're a Trump fan, it was a mistake, over in five seconds. If Team Cruz misinterprets Carson's actions in Iowa, it can't possibly be a mistake, but because Cruz is evil, it simply must be a willful lie. In both instances it probably was really a mistake. But the "liar" meme alters the outcome.

This is the danger of being caught in the middle of a propaganda war. No one should accept a charge of "liar" without clear and convincing evidence that a falsehood was knowningly propagated. If you don't know there was duplicity, why assume it to be so without proof? People's reputations are at stake. Reputation is so precious in God's eyes He gave us the Ninth Commandment to protect it.

Peace,

SR

[Slyfox]

[editor-surveyor]

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How shocking!

We already know how deeply, intrinsically dishonest Trump is.
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[editor-surveyor]

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Mixed up subject.

Trump is the constant liar, and will grasp at any straw.
(just like you, butt person)

[editor-surveyor]

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Get your head out of Trump’s anus.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

See post 15 on this thread.