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Is President Trump trustworthy?

Is President Trump trustworthy?

  • Yes, I trust what President Trump and his staff say.

    Votes: 12 14.0%

  • No, I do not trust what President Trump and his staff say.

    Votes: 74 86.0%
  • Total voters
    86
Puigb said:
Difference is, Trump's entire campaign was based on him supposedly NOT being a politician. Guess Trump is no different than those he railed against at his rallies, eh?
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The man constantly flip flopped, donated to liberal and RINO politicians and even had Bill and Hillary Clinton show up to his wedding. Only retards who thought he was an outsider, telling it like it is,not a liar, and not a politician.
 
Nobody can honestly say that we have had a honest president at any time in the history of the USA. They all had them "rattlin bones" in the closet.

Too early to tell if he will be overall trustworthy.
 
Of course he is not trustworthy.

But you show me someone who believes ANY POTUS is trustworthy, and I will show you a used car salesman's, dream customer - gullible in the extremis.
 
pretty obvious that Trump is a serial liar but his NPD is more of a concern

suffice to say that Trump is a mental basket case; I'm glad he is president

a bigger concern is that Trump has successfully fooled tens of millions with his idea that he is some how attempting to protect our borders from, "bad people" with his travel ban & his ICE raids but at the same time Trump has managed to install possibly the greatest Trojan horse in history within the White House, within the federal government, and worst of all, within the US military. Trump is after all 'commander in chief.' I see Trump as a treasonous traitor, and not much else.
 
I think one of the biggest problems people have with Trump, is that he actually does what he says,
this is very non politician of him, and people are caught off guard.
 
Kal'Stang said:
I'll just say that I trust him more than I would have Hillary Clinton. Doesn't mean much. But.....:shrug:
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I don't believe that was the question, good sir.

I find it fascinating how often those who defend President Trump refuse to defend what he actually does or says and merely falls back on "he's not Hillary", as if that is some excuse for the inexcusable behavior of Trump.

Do you find President Trump to be trustworthy? And, as my own personal curiosity...if you were a black Muslim woman, would you trust President Trump less, more, or equally as you do now?
Hawkeye10 said:
WWE and RealityTV......rarely is what you see as it is said to be.
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I've watched WWE since the 1980s...the WWE is more honest about what they do and say than President Trump's administration has been so far.

And this isn't the WWE, this is being the President of the United States. I find it hilarious your entire argument to defend Trump relies SOLELY on Trump repeatedly not telling the truth.
vesper said:
So what is the truth?
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As we now know, Kellyanne Conway was absolutely wrong. Was she lying? well, that's a tougher call, but we know she wasn't telling the truth.
 
longview said:
I think one of the biggest problems people have with Trump, is that he actually does what he says
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Nope.

My problems with President Trump is he has admitted to sexually assaulting women and he and his administration have told outright lies, provably and laughably false lies, numerous times over the last couple of weeks. My problem is that President Trump would say anything to get elected, including stating he would try to jail his political opponent during the election season. My problem is he always seems to push blame off onto someone else, that he's never done wrong. Even when his travel ban got shot down by the courts, President Trump claimed he wanted to wait to implement it, even though HE is the President and HE tweeted that the ban was needed immediately.

I have several problems with President Trump. Your claim that he does what he says (which is absolutely false, mind you..drain swamp, release tax returns, special prosecutor for Clinton, etc.) is nowhere close to the problems I have with him.
 
The Mark said:
Is information provided by Pres. Trump or his staff trustworthy?

If so, please explain
If not, please explain.

To clarify, I do not mean that everything Trump or his staff says is or is not true - I mean whether you yourself trust Trump to tell you what is going on.

An example of "no" might be "I need to double-check what was said because I'm not sure it's true".
Examples of "yes" might be either "I don't need to double-check the truth", or "I double-check, because you have to have multiple sources, and the sources I check confirm what he says is true".

I considered providing a "I don't know", or "other" option, but it seems ridiculous. If you don't know, then you don't fully trust him and his staff, so "no" is the correct choice.


Edit: To further clarify, I do not consider honest mistakes examples of untrustworthy behavior - if Trump and/or his staff make an honest mistake and correct themselves later, that is a trustworthy action.
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Trump is doing what he promised to do , unlike any democrats before him .
 
The Mark said:
Is information provided by Pres. Trump or his staff trustworthy?
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Wow! 87% landslide in favor of no he isn't. And this is the man who was elected by people who claimed he "tells it like it is."

Donald Trump is probably the single most dishonest person that has ever been elected to the white house or even nominated by a major party. If you voted for him believing him to be honest and thought he told it like it is then it's time for you to stop voting. You clearly don't have the mental capacity for such an important task, and your stupidity is the single greatest threat to the United States of America.
 
Slyfox696 said:
I don't believe that was the question, good sir.

I find it fascinating how often those who defend President Trump refuse to defend what he actually does or says and merely falls back on "he's not Hillary", as if that is some excuse for the inexcusable behavior of Trump.

Do you find President Trump to be trustworthy? And, as my own personal curiosity...if you were a black Muslim woman, would you trust President Trump less, more, or equally as you do now?
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I did answer your question. :shrug: Probably just not the way that you would like. Just because someone answers you in a way that you don't like doesn't mean that your question wasn't answered. If you read what I said you will get an indication of how much I "trust" DT.

As for being a muslim black woman trusting him? Oh I don't know, why don't you ask these women....

Muslim Woman Explains Why She Voted for Donald Trump

and

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Granted I don't think the black woman is Muslim and the Muslim woman isn't black. But you can clearly see that there ARE Muslims and black people and women that support him. Asking your second question starts out with the assumption that such people wouldn't trust Trump. When clearly there are those that do. And the reason that it is an assumption is that you intended the question as a "gotcha" question because I'll bet that you couldn't believe that such people would actually support or trust Trump.

And fyi, I have defended some of the things Trump has done. I have no problem with doing so. For instance I support his temporary travel suspension of everyone from those 7 countries.
 
MrWonka said:
Wow! 87% landslide in favor of no he isn't. And this is the man who was elected by people who claimed he "tells it like it is."

Donald Trump is probably the single most dishonest person that has ever been elected to the white house or even nominated by a major party. If you voted for him believing him to be honest and thought he told it like it is then it's time for you to stop voting. You clearly don't have the mental capacity for such an important task, and your stupidity is the single greatest threat to the United States of America.
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I didn't vote because the poll answers were too narrow. It doesn't allow for people that don't trust him but give him the benefit of the doubt instead of rushing off to condemn him on every little thing possible.
 
The Mark said:
Is information provided by Pres. Trump or his staff trustworthy?

If so, please explain
If not, please explain.

To clarify, I do not mean that everything Trump or his staff says is or is not true - I mean whether you yourself trust Trump to tell you what is going on.

An example of "no" might be "I need to double-check what was said because I'm not sure it's true".
Examples of "yes" might be either "I don't need to double-check the truth", or "I double-check, because you have to have multiple sources, and the sources I check confirm what he says is true".

I considered providing a "I don't know", or "other" option, but it seems ridiculous. If you don't know, then you don't fully trust him and his staff, so "no" is the correct choice.


Edit: To further clarify, I do not consider honest mistakes examples of untrustworthy behavior - if Trump and/or his staff make an honest mistake and correct themselves later, that is a trustworthy action.
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Nope,but dishonesty seems to be a prerequisite for anyone seeking that office.

That said, all Presidents lie, but what counts is whether those lies were of any consequence.

When Trump reaches that level, then all of this faux outrage may be jutified
 
Fledermaus said:
You forgot "He lies like every other political hack"
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The difference between Trump lies is that they are made up lies. Other politicians just get caught in cross-fires either after the fact that they made mistakes and refuse to own up to it, which is what Trump said he would do, or they change their mind on things and don't admit to the fact that they actually changed their mind. Something Trump did quite frequently with ease and no one called him out on it on the campaign trail.

The difference between Trump and other politicians is that Trump thinks he can lie to the American people and get away with it. Other politicians think they can change their minds and get away with it.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Considering how poorly Trump has been understood over the interim you might consider taking a more solid position.

I like to see my friends do well.
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I understand positive thinking, however, I have come to the realization that there is nothing I can do about anything except whine about it here like the rest of us do.

No, I take more of a bystander position. Kind of like being in the crowd at a NASCAR race waiting for the 22 car pile up on the third turn. It's coming.
 
jamesrage said:
Nope.But then again Obama,Bush,Clinton and other presidents were not trustworthy. A lot of politicians say one thing and do another.
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Sorry, but that is a false equivalence.

Politicians position things in a favorable light such that can come across as a lie, but Donald Trump is a liar. Some of it (maybe most of it) is the combination of his ignorance and arrogance (he can't admit that he does not know, so he makes stuff up), some of it is his narcissism (he wants to appear smart, so he makes stuff up), but in all cases, it is at levels never before seen in post-television politics.

Lyin' Donald: 101 Of Trump's Greatest Lies | Daily Wire
Donald Trump's file | PolitiFact
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...d-trumps-four-pinocchio-ratings-in-one-place/
Trump’s Lies vs. Your Brain - POLITICO Magazine
 
upsideguy said:
Sorry, but that is a false equivalence.

Politicians position things in a favorable light such that can come across as a lie, but Donald Trump is a liar. Some of it (maybe most of it) is the combination of his ignorance and arrogance (he can't admit that he does not know, so he makes stuff up), some of it is his narcissism (he wants to appear smart, so he makes stuff up), but in all cases, it is at levels never before seen in post-television politics.

Lyin' Donald: 101 Of Trump's Greatest Lies | Daily Wire
Donald Trump's file | PolitiFact
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...d-trumps-four-pinocchio-ratings-in-one-place/
Trump’s Lies vs. Your Brain - POLITICO Magazine
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Lol....Oh bs,

Obama's " You can keep your Dr and insurance lie " was Politifacts Lie of the year
Lie of the Year: 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it' | PolitiFact
 
Trump can't be trusted because his ego won't allow him to admit to any failings. In essence, he is a poor propagandist because he only fools those predisposed to believe in him.
 
Kal'Stang said:
I did answer your question.
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It wasn't my question and you didn't answer it. You evaded it. There's a difference.

Telling me you think Trump is more trustworthy than someone else is irrelevant. I like carrots more than I like brussel spouts, but that doesn't mean I want to eat either one.

Do you think President Trump is trustworthy?

Probably just not the way that you would like. Just because someone answers you in a way that you don't like doesn't mean that your question wasn't answered.
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Has nothing to do with what I like, but rather the fact you decidedly did not answer the question. You evaded the question by introducing an element about which was not asked.

If you read what I said you will get an indication of how much I "trust" DT.
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You trust him more than a completely untrustworthy person and I like carrots more than I like brussel sprouts. It doesn't change the fact you didn't state if you trust Trump or if I like carrots.

As for being a muslim black woman trusting him? Oh I don't know, why don't you ask these women.
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No, I asked you. More deflection.

If you were a black Muslim woman, would you trust Trump more, less or equally to what you do now?

I would appreciate it if you try and answer without the time-wasting and useless deflections.

Asking your second question starts out with the assumption that such people wouldn't trust Trump.
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I didn't assume that at all. I merely asked you the question. Which you didn't answer.

When clearly there are those that do.
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And there are clearly people who deny the Holocaust ever happened. And there are clearly people who like carrots and brussel sprouts. But I didn't ask you about others, I asked you about you.
And the reason that it is an assumption is that you intended the question as a "gotcha" question
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I didn't, in fact.

because I'll bet that you couldn't believe that such people would actually support or trust Trump.
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False, I'm well aware there are such people who support/trust Trump. I'm asking you if YOU would.

Please stop deflecting and assuming things which are not there. Just answer the questions, please.
 
The Mark said:
Wanted to add to my prior reply but waited too long.

I forgot to mention that the "he doesn't mean what he says" argument was used during the election, and he has quite literally been doing most if not all of what he said he would do.

So I'm not so sure your point is valid.
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And you don't trust him. How predictably partisan. A President that does what he says he'll do, can be trusted. Whether you like what he does is irrelevant. Bush 43 was like that, he did what he said, and meant it. Liberals didn't like it, but that's irrelevant.
 
ModerateGOP said:
The difference between Trump lies is that they are made up lies. Other politicians just get caught in cross-fires either after the fact that they made mistakes and refuse to own up to it, which is what Trump said he would do, or they change their mind on things and don't admit to the fact that they actually changed their mind. Something Trump did quite frequently with ease and no one called him out on it on the campaign trail.

The difference between Trump and other politicians is that Trump thinks he can lie to the American people and get away with it. Other politicians think they can change their minds and get away with it.
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Lies are lies.

The only difference is that it is Trump lying.
 
The Mark said:
I am not SURE it was deliberate, but the lie told when they presented a list of "terror attacks not covered by news agencies".

Which was demonstrably not true, and the briefest web search could have shown multiple examples of most of those listed terror attacks being covered by multiple news agencies.

So either they're idiots, liars, or both.
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Scant or downplayed coverage is what he was referring to. Any honest person knows that. The fact that they were reported so seldom that he or anyone else knew they existed proves his point.

Trump polls at a much higher Trustworthy than CNN, MSNBC and the rest of the MSM for good reason. Taking their side over his is not a wise debate angle.
 
How can anyone trust a liar? Trump has already proven he is a habitual liar ... and he surrounds himself with like-minded individuals who will lie for him on a regular basis (Kellyanne Conway is prime example).
 
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