Posted on 11/29/2015 1:46:06 PM PST by SMGFan
Donald Trump told “Meet the Press†host Chuck Todd on Sunday he was not taking back his comments that American Muslims in New Jersey were cheering after September 11, 2001.
Todd repeatedly grilled Trump for saying last week “thousands and thousands†of Muslims in Jersey City, NJ, celebrated the World Trade Center attack. In fact, Todd spent more than half of the interview questioning and even rejecting Trump’s claim.
“You demand and you’ve demanded of me pinpoint accuracy when I report on things about you, including, for instance, your net worth,†Todd said in his very first question of the interview. “Why shouldn’t we demand the same pinpoint accuracy in the claims that you make?â€
Trump didn’t back down, instead pointing to the calls, emails and tweets he has received from supporters backing up his claim.
“I saw it. So many people saw it … So, why would I take it back? I’m not going to take it back.â€
(Excerpt) Read more at peoplespunditdaily.com ...
The media has gotten a free pass so long they can’t imagine some calling them on something or standing up to them.
Good for Trump.
Trump never takes anything back. That would be admitting he’d made a mistake.
There are many Cruz supporters who make the claim that that their candidate, should Trump drop out, or be forced out, would simply pick up where Trump left off.
Can anyone here imagine Cruz turning Todd into ground Chuck as Trump did?
I know I can’t.
“Todd repeatedly grilled Trump”
No he didn’t he went bonkers on live TV.
Tol ja.
No. It’s a sign of weakness. Donald Trump is not weak.
I believe that apologizing is a sign of weakness, or so John Wayne in the character of Nathan Brittles said. Admitting a mistake when one is wrong is the mark of an intelligent man.
Trump wasn’t wrong.
There were FR posts about it back in the day.
Trump should of asked chuckie to show the celebrations in gaza, west bank and egypt
Of course he wasn't. He was the only one to see the thousands and thousands of Muslims celebrating in New Jersey but that doesn't mean he was wrong.
I know I can’t.
But I can. Easily.
Cruz would just do it differently.
I was watching the news 24/7 those days, and I distinctly remember shots from the Palestinian areas in the Middle East showing celebration.
Do these people not realize that the footage is out there and will come out, BECAUSE it isn’t fiction?
Did lil Chuckie try to grill candidate Obama when he commented about the 10,000 people killed in the Kansas tornado...an entire town wiped out. In reality, 12 people died.
you dont kow what the work literally means, literally.
Yep. He has quite a pair. Go Donald!!
Trump wasn’t the only one.
Listen up F. Chuck, you gotta open your eyes. We are not as dumb as you think.
There was a local newscast that reported a big disturbance at the University of South Alabama on 9/11...Fights broke out in the dorms because muslim students were cheering about the towers coming down...I saw that report but was not an eye witness...Trump is telling the gospel truth.
Great catches!!!
From your links....
WaPo:
In Jersey City, within hours of two jetliners’ plowing into the World Trade Center, law enforcement authorities detained and questioned a number of people who were allegedly seen celebrating the attacks and holding tailgate-style parties on rooftops while they watched the devastation on the other side of the river.
Letterman/Rather xscript:
RATHER: I don’t have the answer to that question, I come back to, some evil is just — it can’t be explained.
LETTERMAN: Are these people happy are they joyous —
RATHER: No —
LETTERMAN: Are they celebrating, ‘thank God’
RATHER: Oh absolutely, they’re celebrating, there’s one report, this has not been confirmed, but there are several reliable reports there was a cell, one of these cells across the Hudson River, and they got on — this is the report and I emphasize I don’t know this for a fact but there’s several witnesses who say this happened, they got on the roof of the building to look across, they knew what was going to happen, they were waiting for it to happen, and when it happened they celebrated they jumped for joy to see this happen, it was a great triumph, its inconceivable to me and to you, but David this is what we have to understand as a country, we’re not dealing with the kind of thing we dealt with in any war we’ve ever fought before, because we’ve never dealt with these kind of hateful to the core evil people.
They celebrated all over the world but we’re supposed to believe it didn’t happen in Paterson & Jersey City? Ha! Ha! As Marlon Brando said in a movie once.
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