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http://www.weeklystandard.com/holmes-lybrand/fact-check-did-trump-demand-americans-stand-up-when-he-speaks
From The Weekly Standard, a Never-Trumper publication:
Speaking with Fox and Friends' Steve Doocy on whether or not Kim Jong-un would be invited to the White House, Trump suggested that it "could happen." "Hey, he's the head of a country. And I mean he's the strong head, don't let anyone think anything different, he speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same."
Trump was not referencing "the American people" but talking about his staff. He pointed to the White House when he mused "I want my people to do the same." Also, the headline misquotes Trump as saying "stand up when I speak" when he actually said "[Kim's] people sit up at attention" and noted that he wanted his staff to do the same.
When the president was questioned by a reporter on this particular comment he claimed that he was being sarcastic. "I'm kidding, you don't understand sarcasm," Trump said. ...
Apparently, sarcasm is too nuanced for Cactus Flower to comprehend, as well.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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