"I don't stand by anything."

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(05-04-2017, 03:55 PM)Matt_Crimson Wrote: Surprised why? My statement that he didn't seem interested still stands. Whether it's his duty or not to answer the question is beside the point.

Personally I don't trust much of what any political figure says. I just hope they do what they say they'll do for the benefit of the country.

The point isn't to question whether he is interested or not.  It's simply to point out that not being interested in something in which your role implies you be interested, makes it a valid question in the OP.  It's not that I believe he isn't interested, but not being interested is not a defense of any of his statements related to the OP. If your statement was not meant to provide a counterpoint to the post you responded to, it seems out of place. Perhaps you were agreeing with the point, and added a supplemental point?  I wonder if that's the case based on your second line in the quote above.  I.e. you don't trust Trump because he's not being accountable to statements he made, but hope that he will benefit the country, even though he hasn't stood by his word (at least in this case) so far.