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Why is Trump used as a source on HN? I don’t think I’ve ever seen that man say something that was useful or true. I’m not American, mind you, so I’m certainly
by moksly 6y ago
Why is Trump used as a source on HN? I don’t think I’ve ever seen that man say something that was useful or true.
I’m not American, mind you, so I’m certainly biased because he’s mainly in our media when he does something stupid, but everything I have ever heard him say about Europe has been so far from the truth that it’s hard to take his word on anything.
- p1necone 6y agoI think not being American is a useful precursor to saying useful things about Trump, that way you aren't quite as close to the political tribalism that causes people to think "both sides" should be taken seriously.
- numpad0 6y agoIt might be worth mentioning in some context, just not necessarily in the form it was mentioned above.
- mekster 6y ago> I don’t think I’ve ever seen that man say something that was useful or true. Bashing a foreign president is easy but why don't you keep it to the facts? No, I'm not an American either.
- moksly 6y agoWell, turned out it wasn’t a bomb. So the anecdotal record holds.
- mattkrause 6y agoYou are mixing up two related issues. Trump may be a terrible source for actual facts. You would be nuts to use his statements as advice for running your own dockyard, for example. Nevertheless, what he thinks about this is relevant because it will shape how the US reacts.