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Trump condemns attack on Jussie Smollett: 'It doesn't get worse'
The Hill ^ | 01/31/2019 | Jordan Fabian

Posted on 01/31/2019 10:07:15 AM PST by GIdget2004

President Trump on Thursday condemned the reported attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, which is being investigated as a possible hate crime.

“That I can tell you is horrible. It doesn't get worse,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

Smollett has said two men approached him on Tuesday and hit him while yelling racist and homophobic slurs, then placed a rope around his neck. The incident has drawn national attention.

TMZ reported Tuesday that the two suspects referenced Trump’s 2016 “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) campaign slogan during the alleged ambush, yelling, “This is MAGA country.”

"We can not confirm what the offenders stated," a Chicago Police Department spokesman said when asked about any MAGA-related language in the incident.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 4dchess; blackkk; chicago; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; fake; fakenews; genderdysphoria; hoax; homosexualagenda; illinois; jussie; jussiesmollett; maga; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashills; perfecttiming; presstitutes; smearmachine; smollet
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1 posted on 01/31/2019 10:07:15 AM PST by GIdget2004
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To: GIdget2004

He should have waited to comment on this. It is smelling like a hoax.


2 posted on 01/31/2019 10:09:43 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: GIdget2004
TMZ reported Tuesday that the two suspects referenced Trump’s 2016 “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) campaign slogan during the alleged ambush, yelling, “This is MAGA country.”

I CALL BULL SHIITE!!!
3 posted on 01/31/2019 10:09:50 AM PST by rhubarbk (Winning, Winning, Winning . . . MAGA it's a beautiful thing!!!)
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To: GIdget2004

Don’t get pulled into it Donnie. Its falling apart.


4 posted on 01/31/2019 10:09:50 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: GIdget2004
Wait until the smoke clears.
I think that you will find a ruse.
What kind of victim, calls police, and still is earing a rope around his neck ?
An attention grabber, or a hoax ?
5 posted on 01/31/2019 10:10:23 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: headstamp 2

“Don’t get pulled into it Donnie. Its falling apart.”

I don’t think he’s pulled into it. If anything, he shined the spotlight back on it since the mediascum seems to be backing away from the story.


6 posted on 01/31/2019 10:11:02 AM PST by edh
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To: rhubarbk
As if Trump was anti-gay....


7 posted on 01/31/2019 10:11:06 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: edh

He got pulled into it once the hoaxster mentioned “MAGA”.

It’s an all-out attempt to smear all Trump supporters.


8 posted on 01/31/2019 10:12:02 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: GIdget2004

He should have waited but now that he’s commented, at least he can tweet how sad it is that these idiots have to make up such crap. It’s the only publicity it’ll get.


9 posted on 01/31/2019 10:12:42 AM PST by albie
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To: GIdget2004

Whether a hoax or real, it doesn’t get worse. The President wins with his statement. .


10 posted on 01/31/2019 10:12:55 AM PST by Lion Den Dan
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To: GIdget2004

Nice to see Prez that you pay attention TMZ and now have validated this guy. Really!


11 posted on 01/31/2019 10:13:08 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: GIdget2004

Anyone can be fooled, even a President. Is looking that the report is fraudulent.


12 posted on 01/31/2019 10:13:38 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Liberals, Rinos, moslems, illegals, lamestream media. All want America to fail and die)
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To: 17th Miss Regt
He should have waited to comment on this. It is smelling like a hoax.

He got in trouble for telling the truth regarding Charleston, these statements are actually smart politically and if/when the hoax is revealed he can make a real statement.

13 posted on 01/31/2019 10:13:44 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: GIdget2004
“That I can tell you is horrible. It doesn't get worse,”

Oh...it gets worse.

Just ask the MAGA Hat Kid.

14 posted on 01/31/2019 10:13:45 AM PST by TADSLOS (Who will be our John Brown?)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

Yeah but maybe he is upping the pressure on CPD to get to the bottom of it.


15 posted on 01/31/2019 10:14:34 AM PST by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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To: headstamp 2

Please don’t call our President Trump “Donnie” !!!

Usually the only people I see using that for him are rabid leftards on Twitter, etc. It is not a mark of respect.


16 posted on 01/31/2019 10:15:58 AM PST by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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Don’t get pulled into it Donnie. Its falling apart.

He needs to keep it alive.

Liberals just can't make these slanderous allegations and then hide under a rock when their stories fall part. There needs to be consequences.

17 posted on 01/31/2019 10:17:09 AM PST by Drew68
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To: GIdget2004

His statement is very generic..he could be talking about how horrible tge hoax is.


18 posted on 01/31/2019 10:19:57 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: GIdget2004

Donald, you need to visit this site before it’s fully investigated:

http://www.fakehatecrimes.org/


19 posted on 01/31/2019 10:20:50 AM PST by mikelets456
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To: GIdget2004

What he meant is that the lying about being attacked doesn’t get worse.


20 posted on 01/31/2019 10:20:59 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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