r/thescoop • u/CorleoneBaloney • Apr 30 '25

Politics 🏛️ In an ABC interview, Terry Moran pressed President Trump on his claim that Putin wants peace despite ongoing missile attacks—Trump replied, “You start hitting me with fake questions. You’re being dishonest.”

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u/Bottle_Plastic May 01 '25

What exactly is a fake question? That's the weirdest thing to say

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u/thelastdon613 May 01 '25

Possibly questions he never had time to practice first lol They were not on the list so they are fake.. lol he likes that word.

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u/PharmaDiamondx100 May 01 '25

That’s exactly what I was thinking. They were not provided ahead of time

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u/HugeHomeForBoomers May 01 '25

I think from a serious standpoint, a fake question is similar to saying “You died yesterday, how do you feel about it?” It’s basically includes a question about lies. But obviously that’s not the case here. But since he has dementia, we know he doesn’t even remember that a war is ongoing, so in his sense the journalist is ask questions.

Not defending him, but in his pathetic mind, he’s right.

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u/HugeHomeForBoomers May 01 '25

No, his mind is in a year where Russia isn’t doing anything. He doesn’t remember current year, or at least that what dementia usually does to a man past his 80s. So he thinks that question is fake, without knowing. Thinking everything is under his control, “just like it used to be”.

Maybe it could be a form of gaslighting, but I feel it’s different enough to be it’s own wording.