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  • 2016-09-23 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Michael Bloomberg Say Donald Trump Is a 'Con Artist' and a 'Cheat'? (en)
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  • A graphic featuring an image of former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg next to a quote ostensibly uttered by him about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, referring to the GOP candidate as con artist and a cheat, has been widely circulated on social media: The text of this image first started circulating in July 2016, shortly after Bloomberg made an appearance at the Democratic National Convention to endorse Hillary Clinton. Bloomberg issued several remarks critical of Donald Trump during his DNC speech, including referring to his candidacy as a con and mocking his business acumen, but he did not say the words attributed to him above. A full transcript of Bloomberg's speech can be found here, while the relevant portion has been reproduced below: Nonetheless, some newspapers misquoted Bloomberg and reported that he had referred to Trump as a con artist: It was Florida senator Marco Rubio who referred to Trump (more than once) as a con artist during the campaign for the Republican nomination: (en)
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