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[JWeinCom]

EricHiggin said:

SpokenTruth said:

So hold them both accountable....I dare you.

Double dog dare you. If only they would both give us the opportunity.

JWeinCom said:

The reaction is going to be proportionate to the visibility of the statement and the influence of the person giving it.  I think it's perfectly reasonable that statements given on a national stage by arguably the most powerful person in the world are going to be more heavily scrutinized than information from just about anywhere else.  Just like something posted by the New York times should be scrutinized much more heavily than someone's personal blog.

I agree to an extent, but who put's that message out there for the masses to see, and how often is the message delivered by the leader presented vs how often it's carried on by others in many forms other than it's initial?

I'm not sure exactly what you're saying here.  

If I understand correctly, you're pointing out that when someone in a position like trump says something it's likely to be widely reported.  Which is exactly the reason that he should be extremely careful in what he says.  If his words are misinterpreted after the fact, that's a separate problem, but here, we're dealing directly with a video of him speaking.