Remember when Trump…

said of Saudi Arabia, “I get along great with all of them…”?

At an Alabama rally during his campaign, Trump said,

Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.

Trump created 8 businesses during his campaign that were linked to hotel interests in Saudi Arabia, 4 of which were registered the day of the rally in which he made his comments about Saudi Arabia.

Trump’s financial ties to Saudi Arabia go back further, still. In 1991, as he was scrambling to raise money to avoid bankruptcy, he sold his 282-foot Trump yacht “Princess” to Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin-Talal for $20 million, reportedly a third what he had originally paid. Four years later, bin-Talal joined other investors in a $325 million deal for Trump’s Plaza Hotel. In 2001, Saudi officials purchased the entire 45th floor of the Trump world Tower, which stands across from the United Nations building in New York, for $12 million.

Trump has since denied any conflicts of interest in his dealings with Saudi Arabia, particularly in the wake of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination and ongoing involvement in Yemen’s civil war, contributing to a growing humanitarian disaster.

CNN – Trump in 2015: Saudis buy apartments from me
The Washington Post – A scramble to assess the dangers of President elect Donald Trump’s global business empire
The Hill – Trump registered eight companies in Saudi Arabia during campaign: report
AP News – Trump’s business ties to kingdom run long and deep

defended the size of his hands and penis in a Republican debate?

In reply to a remark from Marco Rubio during a Fox News debate, Trump said,

“Look at those hands, are they small hands? And, he referred to my hands — ‘if they’re small, something else must be small.’ I guarantee you there’s no problem. I guarantee.”

Time – Watch Trump Talk About His Private Parts at the Debate
CNN – Donald Trump defends size of his penis
Vox – Donald Trump just defended his penis size at the Republican debate

said tariffs he instituted and tweeted about didn’t exist?

During an interview with The Wall Street Journal, when asked about his tariffs, Trump said, “We don’t have any tariffs. I didn’t put tariffs. Where do we have tariffs? We don’t have tariffs anywhere.”

Hours before sitting down with the reporters, Trump tweeted about billions’ of dollars worth of tariffs.

The Wall Street Journal – Transcript of President Trump’s Interview With The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal – ‘Where Do We Have Tariffs?’ Trump Asks. Here’s a List
Reason – Do Trump’s Tariffs Actually Exist?

 

said, “I love the poorly educated”?

After his victory in the Nevada Republican primary, Trump boasted about the demographics that voted for him.

We won the evangelicals. We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated.

While Trump garnered 57% of the vote by those with only a high school education, he had 42% votes by college graduates, and only 37% by those with a postgraduate degree.

USA Today – Donald Trump loves the ‘poorly educated’ — and they love him
Vox – The strangest line from Donald Trump’s victory speech: “I love the poorly educated”

said, “I’m very highly educated. I know words – I have the best words” while calling Obama stupid?

Addressing the Syrian civil war, Trump disparaged the Obama administration: “The world has blown up around Barack Obama.” He continued, “It is the level of stupidity that is incredible. I’m telling you, I used to use the word incompetent. Now I just call them stupid. I went to an Ivy League school. I’m very highly educated. I know words, I have the best words. I have the best, but there is no better word than stupid. Right? There is none, there is none. There’s no, there’s no, there’s no word like that.”

As far as having the best words, he has misspelled his officials’ name, his wife’s name, and his own name, coined the word “covfefe,” and sent a tweet packed with five typos.

Gawker – Yet Another Bold Claim From Donald Trump: “I Know Words”
Daily Caller – Trump: ‘I Know Words, I Have The Best Words’ — Obama Is ‘Stupid’ [VIDEO]

 

 

said he was the least anti-Semitic and least racist person “you’ve ever seen in your entire life”?

Trump made the remark to Jake Turx of the Jewish publication Ami Magazine, who had not accused Trump of being Anti-Semitic.

Number one, I am the least anti-Semitic person that you’ve ever seen in your entire life. Number two, racism. The least racist person.

Politico – Trump, asked about reports of anti-Semitic threats nationwide, says he’s not anti-Semitic
CNBC – Donald Trump: I am the least anti-Semitic person that ‘you’ve ever seen in your entire life’

said he had the best temperament of any presidential candidate ever?

Trump said to a crowd in July 2016,

I think I have the best temperament or certainly one of the best temperaments of anybody that’s ever run for the office of president. Ever. Because I have a winning temperament. I know how to win.

He made similar claims at other campaign rallies and during the debates with Hillary Clinton.

ABC News – Donald Trump Says He Has One of the ‘Best Temperaments’ of Any Presidential Candidates
US News & World Report – Temperament Tantrum

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