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From: weberm@polaris.net

On Wednesday, President Trump referred to himself as "the chosen one"
while answering a question regarding the ongoing trade war with China:

So, the fake news, of which many of you are members, is
trying to convince the public to have a recession. "Let's
have a recession!" The United States is doing phenomenally
well, but one thing I have to do is economically take on
China because China has been ripping us off for many years.
President Clinton, President Bush, and President Obama and
others should have done this long before me. My life would
be much easier – although I enjoy doing it – but my life
would be much easier if I just said, "Let China continue to
rip off the United States," alright? It would be much easier,
but I can't do that.

We are winning against China. They've lost two and a half
million jobs in a very short period of time. They want to
make deal; it's got to be a deal that's good for the United
States. When they want to make a deal, probably we will make
a deal ... somebody said it's Trump's trade war. This isn't
my trade war; this is a trade war that should have taken place
a long time ago by a lot of other presidents. Over the last
five or six years, China's made $500 billion, five hundred
billion, ripped it out of the United States – and not only
that, if you take a look, intellectual property theft, add
that to it, and add a lot of other things to it...

So, somebody had to do it. [Looks back and toward the sky] I
am the chosen one. Somebody had to do it. So, I'm taking on
China; I'm taking on China on trade, and you know what? We're
winning ... I was put here by people to do a great job, and
that's what I'm doing, and nobody's done a job like I've done.

https://youtu.be/lzlxrPC_E_U

Following the president’s remarks, memes spread across social media.
Two of them from Occupy Democrats were "liked" a combined 27,800 times
and shared 35,000 times. These memes claimed that in addition to saying
he was the "chosen one," President Trump called himself the "king of
Israel," and "retweeted that he [is] 'the second coming of God.'" Both
of these claims are wildly distorted, reports Snopes.

Here's how some media outlets reported on Trump's "chosen one"
statement:

• Sky News: Donald Trump declares 'I am the chosen one'

• Roll Call: Trump, self-described 'Chosen One,' heads to G-7 looking
for 'respect'

• CNBC: 'I am the Chosen One,' Trump proclaims as he defends trade
war with China

• CNN: Yes, Donald Trump really believes he is 'the chosen one'

• The Root: Trump Calling Himself The 'Chosen One' Wasn't Even The
Most Insane Moment Of His Unhinged Rant

On Friday, when a reporter asked Trump about his choice of language, he replied:

Let me tell you, you know exactly what I meant. ... It was
sarcasm. It was joking. We were all smiling. And the question
like that is just fake news. You're just a faker.

He further tweeted on Saturday:

....having fun. I was smiling as I looked up and around. The
MANY reporters with me were smiling also. They knew the
TRUTH...And yet when I saw the reporting, CNN, MSNBC and other
Fake News outlets covered it as serious news & me thinking of
myself as the Messiah. No more trust!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 24, 2019?

When I looked up to the sky and jokingly said, "I am the
chosen one" at a press conference two days ago, referring to
taking on Trade with China, little did I realize that the
media would claim that I had a "Messiah complex." They knew
I was kidding, being sarcastic, and just having fun. I was
smiling as I looked up and around. The MANY reporters with
me were smiling also. They knew the TRUTH...And yet when I
saw the reporting, CNN, MSNBC, and other Fake News outlets
covered it as serious news & me thinking of myself as the
Messiah. No more trust!

The president, who is currently in France for the G7 Summit, has
routinely referred to mainstream news outlets as "fake news" due in
part to their often negative coverage of his rhetoric.


--
Watching Democrats come up with schemes to "catch Trump" is like
watching Wile E. Coyote trying to catch Road Runner.

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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