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[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Trump didn't say it - he retweeted someone else's tweet saying it

Still reprehensible, but accuracy matters.

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2. True, but at some point this is a distinction without a difference.

Did jfk say any of those great quotes or was he just reading a speech by Ted Sorensen?

It's certainly interesting to note the origins of such things, but once jfk said approved and said them, that became by far the most important thing.

If a democratic politician retweets anything controversial or scandalous, no one is cutting them a break because it was just a retweet.