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AP FACT CHECK: Trump can't claim credit for zero jet deaths
Santa Cruz Sentinel ^ | 01/02/18 | JOAN LOWY

Posted on 01/02/2018 4:07:15 PM PST by artichokegrower

There were no commercial passenger jet deaths anywhere in the world last year. It's a remarkable record, but is it fair for President Donald Trump to claim some of the credit?

The facts tell a different story. Global and U.S. commercial aviation deaths have been trending downward for more than a decade due to a variety of factors.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: 2017review; aviation
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TRUMP: "Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news - it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!"


Trump didn't exactly take credit but was sharing the good news. Was the media just as hard on Obama accepting the Nobel Peace Prize while doing nothing to earn it? Keep it up media you are becoming more and more irrelevant.

1 posted on 01/02/2018 4:07:15 PM PST by artichokegrower
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2 posted on 01/02/2018 4:10:30 PM PST by EEGator
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How many times have I heard, “if it happens during the president's watch” he gets the blame or the credit.?
3 posted on 01/02/2018 4:10:42 PM PST by oldbrowser (There is a striking similarity between Islamist, BLM, Antifa, Nazis, anarchists, and the democrats.)
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If they had gone up, it would be Trump’s fault.


4 posted on 01/02/2018 4:10:59 PM PST by brianr10
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If it goes up, it’s Trump’s fault.

If it goes down, he gets the credit.

That is the way the game is played, people.


5 posted on 01/02/2018 4:15:45 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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You’re ATC, right?


6 posted on 01/02/2018 4:20:26 PM PST by EEGator
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To: artichokegrower

By May we’ll be seeing articles like...

Shoe Laces, Is Trump Praiseworthy in Their Improvement?

Fewer Snail Trails, Trump Claims Too Much Credit!

Baseball Season, is Trump the Reason Another Season is Upon Us?

Yes, these and many more hard hitting investigative reports will be showered upon us, as the Left becomes more and more irrelevant.

I do hope they can continue to get the third grade editor to continue to approve their insightful articles.


7 posted on 01/02/2018 4:20:38 PM PST by DoughtyOne (McConnell, Ryan, and the whole GOPe are dead to me. Are Alabamans tired of winning?)
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This is the kind of stuff that Trump does that drives me crazy...

Considering this is a world wide success story how can Trump imply he was the reason


8 posted on 01/02/2018 4:22:42 PM PST by Popman (My sin was great, Your love was greater  What could separate us now…)
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If he’d do something about the TSA I’d be happy to cheer him on.


9 posted on 01/02/2018 4:22:43 PM PST by Skywise
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AP, I don’t GAS what you think, presidents own all the bad stuff that happens on their watch and get to claim credit for the good.

That’s the way it went with Ødungo and that’s the way it goes with Trump.


10 posted on 01/02/2018 4:24:23 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is diff bright.erent now...)
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😂 Okay, Donald. I see you.
11 posted on 01/02/2018 4:24:44 PM PST by snarkytart
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What in the world is ATC?

I was giving Trump credit. He deserves it. The poster who pointed out he would have received criticism had the number gone up, is completely right.

It went down, to ZERO.

But what in the world is ATC?


12 posted on 01/02/2018 4:25:29 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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President Trump continues to live in the heads of the Main Stream Media.

Zero jet deaths in 2017 is why he gets two scoops of ice cream after dinner.

The predictable outrage from the dour, wizened, humorless Liberals starts the year off right.
TWB


13 posted on 01/02/2018 4:26:26 PM PST by TWhiteBear (H)
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I agree. It’s all silly stuff, for a silly season.


14 posted on 01/02/2018 4:30:56 PM PST by DoughtyOne (McConnell, Ryan, and the whole GOPe are dead to me. Are Alabamans tired of winning?)
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Silly you. The REAL rule is:

1. Dem in office gets credit for everything good. Blames previous Republican president for everything bad on his watch.

2. Rep in office gets all blame for everything bad. Anything good on his watch is the result of his predecessor.

It is so good and refreshing to see Trump fight this old, stale paradigm!


15 posted on 01/02/2018 4:33:02 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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Trump just went ahead and took credit.

Considering how everything operates these days it makes me proud that he did.

As sure as anything they would never ever give him credit even if he clearly deserved it.


16 posted on 01/02/2018 4:33:12 PM PST by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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Shoe laces and snail trails...guffaw...LOL. Excellent!


17 posted on 01/02/2018 4:33:49 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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“:^)


18 posted on 01/02/2018 4:34:56 PM PST by DoughtyOne (McConnell, Ryan, and the whole GOPe are dead to me. Are Alabamans tired of winning?)
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To: cba123

ATC

air traffic control


19 posted on 01/02/2018 4:35:12 PM PST by SteveH
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ATC

173 definitions! Probably #1 on the list.

20 posted on 01/02/2018 4:36:01 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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