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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 24 May 2017

    Jeet Heer Retweeted NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

    Not just liars but brazen, bald-faced liars.https://twitter.com/NBCNightlyNews/status/867416713243111425 …

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    NBC Nightly News with Lester HoltVerified account @NBCNightlyNews
    "We stand by the numbers," Trump budget director says of $2,000,000,000,000 error that uses same money twice. http://nbcnews.to/2qgrymG  pic.twitter.com/jeIdJlFumX
    10:00 AM - 24 May 2017
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      1. Lena‏ @byzantineicon 24 May 2017
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        Their willingness to double down on incompetence is kind of amazing.

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      1. Ugh ObWi‏ @UghObWi 24 May 2017
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        You don't need to see the numbers, that's not the $2 trillion you're looking for.

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      1. Clark Valentine‏ @clarkvalentine 24 May 2017
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        Politically, lying works. Lying grants permission to sympathetic people to stop thinking critically and just believe.

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      1. Fletcher Hanks‏ @Fantomah18 24 May 2017
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        How did Jared do on those math SATs?

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      1. Good Citizen‏ @GoodCitizenBand 24 May 2017
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        Goddamned idiot would be fired if he worked for anyone else.

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      1. Frank Baitman‏ @frankbaitman 24 May 2017
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        Just imagine how @SpeakerRyan would have responded to such a brazen fabrication if President Obama has presented such a budget.

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      1. Keep Calm and Ukraine On‏ @SeIpsa 24 May 2017
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        Standing by preliminary, unrefined ideas is actually very on brand for the Trump administration.

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      2. Snertly‏ @Snertly 24 May 2017
        Replying to @HeerJeet @raincoaster

        Isn't that how @realDonaldTrump gained his wealth? By ignoring the numbers and going into debt?

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      3. raincoaster‏ @raincoaster 24 May 2017
        Replying to @Snertly @HeerJeet @realDonaldTrump

        Yep. That reminds me to check the exchange rate on the rouble.

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      1. AnAmericanIdealist‏ @theUSideal 24 May 2017
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        Because their Rube base is not paying attention and their True Believers think this just screws the "Other" guy (read brown skin)

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