He used over 50 words to not give the correct one-word answer.
Wonderful-Variation on
It kind of is, but only because Trump and many of his supporters are so committed to this lie. If they weren’t committed to the lie, then it would be the easiest and least offensive question of all time.
dumbass-ahedratron on
It wouldn’t be asked if they didn’t deny it
RelativeWhile1168 on
hes right. It’s 100% a gotcha question. it is, quite possibly right now, the easiest question to ask to immediately weed out insanity. he didnt answer the question. we got him. simple as that.
dr_z0idberg_md on
Yeah, just like the question, “Is the Earth flat?” What a moron
NeoMegaRyuMKII on
It’s only a gotcha question if you are planning on lying and being intellectually dishonest about it because you know that telling the truth will harm your political career and will cause a mob of deranged people to threaten you, but you know people watching you lie will be able to use that against you and… oh.
ParadeSit on
Trump and MAGA have irreparably harmed this country, and I don’t know if I’ll see it recover in my lifetime. I hate him so much for this.
Confident-Abalone915 on
It’s only a loaded question if you’re treasonous scum Mike!
OldManPip5 on
Only because the truth will only get him death threats from his own side of the aisle. Mike lives in terror of waking up late at night to find a cro-magnon creature, standing over him with a club, babbling something about space lasers.
Roriborialus on
I can’t imagine how dumb someone has to be to vote for reps like this.
GreatGearAmidAPizza on
Yes, but what makes it a gotcha is how exceedingly easy it *should* be to answer and move on. If the gotcha is a question like “Who was the first president of the United States?” and your answer is “I think people are tired of that debate” or “Look, the Harris administration has opened the borders and…” or anything except “George Washington,” that’s the gotcha.
LlanviewOLTL on
I guess the larger concern for me is the elephant in the room: what do we do if the worst happens & Trump wins?
These supporters + lunatics like Johnson and DeSantis and MTG are going to become even more emboldened & unhinged, and I don’t know what ‘we’ as those on the side of sanity are going to do.
Will it be every man/woman for themselves? Are we going to stick together and help each other?
I want to feel good about this outcome but right now I’ve been having a lot of anxiety about this. I really hope we don’t just ditch each other and isolate if he does win, and that’s what 2016 felt like.
I think we need to talk about this.
atomsmasher66 on
Does this guy possess the cognitive capacity to realize how badly he embarrasses himself every time he speaks?
moreobviousthings on
Kind of like the following is a gotcha question:
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?”
Bulky_Ad4472 on
They gotcha looking like a traitorous fool, alright.
rebelintellectual on
He’s needs to go. What a clown. Remember when America had decorum. Amit you list loser.
Lfseeney on
Only for Liars Mike!
ShadowAnimus81 on
Another dumbass statement from the man who gave us “separation of church and state is a misnomer”.
rtemple01 on
I think it’s more of a litmus test.
TheUnbamboozled on
It’s only a gotcha question if you are unwilling to acknowledge reality.
AwarenessWorth5827 on
The very folk who think “what is a woman” is a gotcha question
pomonamike on
It’s only a “gotcha” question because giving the obvious, honest answer, is unacceptable by your own base.
GroktheDestroyer on
You’re exactly right Mike. It’s a good litmus test to whether you will acknowledge reality or deny it to protect yourself from Trump’s ego.
Viperlite on
Sarah Palin thought Katie Couric asking her what book was on her nightstand was a gotcha question.
3rdtimeischarmy on
You’re not allowed to honestly answer that question and still be in Trump’s good graces, so I guess you invent reasons to not answer it.
But sure, it isn’t a cult.
pantsmeplz on
“Who won the 2020 election” = “Do you believe in democracy?”
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Gotcha, traitor.
Basic facts are only gotcha questions if you lie.
He used over 50 words to not give the correct one-word answer.
It kind of is, but only because Trump and many of his supporters are so committed to this lie. If they weren’t committed to the lie, then it would be the easiest and least offensive question of all time.
It wouldn’t be asked if they didn’t deny it
hes right. It’s 100% a gotcha question. it is, quite possibly right now, the easiest question to ask to immediately weed out insanity. he didnt answer the question. we got him. simple as that.
Yeah, just like the question, “Is the Earth flat?” What a moron
It’s only a gotcha question if you are planning on lying and being intellectually dishonest about it because you know that telling the truth will harm your political career and will cause a mob of deranged people to threaten you, but you know people watching you lie will be able to use that against you and… oh.
Trump and MAGA have irreparably harmed this country, and I don’t know if I’ll see it recover in my lifetime. I hate him so much for this.
It’s only a loaded question if you’re treasonous scum Mike!
Only because the truth will only get him death threats from his own side of the aisle. Mike lives in terror of waking up late at night to find a cro-magnon creature, standing over him with a club, babbling something about space lasers.
I can’t imagine how dumb someone has to be to vote for reps like this.
Yes, but what makes it a gotcha is how exceedingly easy it *should* be to answer and move on. If the gotcha is a question like “Who was the first president of the United States?” and your answer is “I think people are tired of that debate” or “Look, the Harris administration has opened the borders and…” or anything except “George Washington,” that’s the gotcha.
I guess the larger concern for me is the elephant in the room: what do we do if the worst happens & Trump wins?
These supporters + lunatics like Johnson and DeSantis and MTG are going to become even more emboldened & unhinged, and I don’t know what ‘we’ as those on the side of sanity are going to do.
Will it be every man/woman for themselves? Are we going to stick together and help each other?
I want to feel good about this outcome but right now I’ve been having a lot of anxiety about this. I really hope we don’t just ditch each other and isolate if he does win, and that’s what 2016 felt like.
I think we need to talk about this.
Does this guy possess the cognitive capacity to realize how badly he embarrasses himself every time he speaks?
Kind of like the following is a gotcha question:
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?”
They gotcha looking like a traitorous fool, alright.
He’s needs to go. What a clown. Remember when America had decorum. Amit you list loser.
Only for Liars Mike!
Another dumbass statement from the man who gave us “separation of church and state is a misnomer”.
I think it’s more of a litmus test.
It’s only a gotcha question if you are unwilling to acknowledge reality.
The very folk who think “what is a woman” is a gotcha question
It’s only a “gotcha” question because giving the obvious, honest answer, is unacceptable by your own base.
You’re exactly right Mike. It’s a good litmus test to whether you will acknowledge reality or deny it to protect yourself from Trump’s ego.
Sarah Palin thought Katie Couric asking her what book was on her nightstand was a gotcha question.
You’re not allowed to honestly answer that question and still be in Trump’s good graces, so I guess you invent reasons to not answer it.
But sure, it isn’t a cult.
“Who won the 2020 election” = “Do you believe in democracy?”
How? You either win or you don’t.