Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2024 in a press conference: “I went down in a helicopter with (Willie Brown). We thought maybe this is the end. We were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing.”

  • @[email protected]
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    111 month ago

    Did he claim to survive a helicopter crash? Because AFAIK, when a helicopter crashes, you generally either land in a coffin (more often) or a wheelchair (less often).

    • @SteveTech
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      31 month ago

      It depends what went wrong, like for a simple engine failure, I’ve heard you have a little bit of time to get onto the ground before the rotors stop providing enough lift. But in this case, I doubt the helicopter even existed.

      • @[email protected]
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        31 month ago

        It really does but if you tell people you “Went down in a helicopter” they’re not thinking you made a safe landing. Now if he had the humility to say “I had a helicopter malfunction on me” or something like that it could be understandable. But we’re talking the most fragile narcissist imaginable, he’s got to be remarkable in everything.

  • @[email protected]
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    91 month ago

    A forced landing would be reported and the record would be accessible to the public. What a stupid thing to lie about.

    • Drusas
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      51 month ago

      His base doesn’t care if it’s true and none of them will question his word.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      21 month ago

      He’s always speaking to people who won’t care if it’s proven false, they’ll still believe him. For the people who do care, it’s just one more lie on a mountain of falsehoods to contend with. The pile is too large to confront.