So Trump was at Carrier today explaining the impetus for why he called them in the first place said, and something that I thought was quite interesting. Just watch the clip below first and we’ll see if you catch it:
Trump said that he saw a guy on the nightly news saying that Carrier wasn’t leaving because Trump had promised they weren’t leaving. But Trump explained that he didn’t remember saying it.
Then they played the actual video of him saying that very thing.
A lightbulb comes on and Trump remembers saying it, but explains that when he said ‘Carrier’ he didn’t actually mean ‘Carrier’, but meant it euphemistically for all companies like Carrier. But of course being the gracious president elect that he is, he said he understand why the man took it that way.
And therein lies the problem: Trump said one thing but meant another.
How many other promises will Trump now say were only euphemistic?
To his credit, Trump followed through on the promise when he saw the video of him saying it.
But given all the things he said on the campaign trail and the promises he made, I can’t help but wonder if this will be used as an excuse to get him out of some the things he said.
After all, remember this?
Prime Minister Abe, like other Asian leaders, is keen to find out to what extent Trump’s campaign trail rhetoric will become policy after Trump suggested he may withdraw US troops from the region.
A top aide to Abe, Katsuyuki Kawai said that he’d been told by members of Trump’s transition team that Trump’s previous remarks should not be taken literally.
See my point?