The biggest problem that Trump has with the Atlantic Magazine article in which his negative comments about veterans both living and dead, and by extension those serving now, was that no names were used when citing sources so what was claimed was “Fake News” Trump’s sources, on the other hand, regardless of the topic are not hidden. Who tells him things is no secret, and it is this transparency that lends credence to his stated reasons for taking action.
His sources can be believed because they do not hide in the shadows named only as “anonymous Sources” if named at all. They are not concrete. They are abstract.
The seriousness of the need to be specific was driven home by Fox News when its White House correspondent stood on the lawn with the People’s House in the background on the morning the article came out objecting to the use of anonymous sources as they cannot be questioned, unlike the unnamed sources he cited as having told him that what was in the article was not true.
Some examples of Trump’s fanatical specificity:
On President Obama’s not reflexively declaring immediately after mass shooting that it was the Muslims.
“There are a lot of people that think maybe he doesn’t want to get it. A lot of people think maybe he doesn’t want to know about it. I happen to think that he just doesn’t know what he’s doing, but there are many people that think maybe he doesn’t want to get it. He doesn’t want to see what’s really happening. And that could be.”
When a man at one of his rallies loudly declared that President Obama was a Muslim and not even an American, Trump had responded,
“You know, a lot of people are saying that, and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there. We’re going to look at that and plenty of other things.”
On the Iran Nuclear deal he was able to justify getting rid of it especially when,
“Some people say it’s worse than stupidity. There’s something going on that we don’t know about, and you almost think — I’m not saying that, and I’m not a conspiracy person. . . . Half the people in this room are saying it. I’m trying to be — you know, I’m just hoping they’re just stupid people, okay?”
When the question was raised during the 2016 election season about Ted Cruz’s citizenship, he said.
“I’d hate to see something like that get in his way, but a lot of people are talking about it, and I know that even some states are looking at it very strongly, the fact that he was born in Canada and he has had a double passport.”
At the CDC he let us know,
“I like this stuff [science]. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it. Every one of these doctors said, “How do you know so Significantly the drugs should be order cheap viagra taken only once a day. Nerve signals generic sildenafil canada deeprootsmag.org do not arrive at the genital organ. Modern lifestyles and hectic jobs have not only increased stress in people but it has also been levitra 40 mg important link seen affecting the sexual health of men. These drugs are prescription drugs and are viagra no prescription fast http://deeprootsmag.org/2014/09/03/annie-ross-to-lady-with-love/ not sold over the counter. much about this?” Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for president.”
There are a myriad of other times he backs up his statements with a clear and precise citation of source.
Some additional ones are
On windmills: “And they say the noise causes cancer”.
“Many people are saying that the Iranians killed the scientist who helped the U.S. because of Hillary Clinton’s hacked emails.”
“Many people are saying it was wonderful that Mrs. Obama refused to wear a scarf in Saudi Arabia, but they were insulted.We have enuf enemies”
“Many people are equating BREXIT, and what is going on in Great Britain, with what is happening in the U.S. People want their country back!”
“So many people have told me that I should host Meet the Press and replace the moron who is on now. Just too busy, especially next 10 years!”
“Many people think that WM23 ‘the battle of the billionaires’ was the greatest of all time—set all records.”
“The Scotland golf course in Aberdeen is open & packed—really cool to see & many are saying the greatest golf course ever built.”
“Many people have said I’m the world’s greatest writer of 140 character sentences.
“The money is coming from some very stupid rich people [who] have no idea that if their thing ever succeeded, which it won’t, they will be thrown to the wolves like you’ve never seen before.”
And he justified his promotion of Hydroxychloroquine on very specific medical sources, not something as mysterious and unknown as publications like the New England Journal of Medicine.
“You’d be surprised about how many people are taking it, especially the frontline workers, before you catch it,” Trump said before revealing he was among those taking the drug.”
He still demands his right to go to the mall because everyone is going.