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Donald_Trump credit Notions Capital (Flickr Creative Commmons).jpgIt's official: Donald Trump hates cyclists
There's perhaps a new badge needed in this world, or a t-shirt, that says "Hated by Donald Trump". Well, t-shirt makers, Donald Trump officially hates cycling, and website Newsy has created an amusing video montage of him telling us all about it.
Trump's main bone of contention seems to be that US Secretary of State John Kerry rides a bike, and this year fell and broke his leg during Iran nuclear talks in Switzerland, a fact Trump is seen wheeling out during five different speeches, in which Kerry's age wavers between 72 and 74 (he's 71) and the ride becomes a bicycle race.
US Secretary of State John Kerry airlifted to hospital after French Alps cycling crash
The climate change denier has got himself into hot water for various gaffes during his presidential campaign, including insulting various female public figures. His love of the insult is so highly developed, the internet has made a Trump insult generator, so perhaps an outburst on cycling was inevitable.
Trump says: "We won't be using a man like Secretary John Kerry, goes into a bicycle race at 72 years old and falls and breaks his leg. I won't be doing that."
In a second interview he's filmed saying of Kerry: "He's 73 years old and he goes into a bicycle race. He's got the helmet, the whole thing, he's negotiating a very important deal.
"You say John Kerry's a joke. No, he's a bicyclist, OK?"
"I don't want him on a bicycle during nuclear negotiations."
In one clip Trump puts his right hand up. "I swear to you I will never enter a bicycle race if I'm president," he says.
Laura Laker is a freelance journalist with more than a decade’s experience covering cycling, walking and wheeling (and other means of transport). Beginning her career with road.cc, Laura has also written for national and specialist titles of all stripes. One part of the popular Streets Ahead podcast, she sometimes appears as a talking head on TV and radio, and in real life at conferences and festivals. She is also the author of Potholes and Pavements: a Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network.
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How soon they forget.
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The man's a dangerous bad joke.
Just more lying by MSM/Left for their agenda, no surprise to see that sentiment puppeted here.
Trump was infering Kerry should not have been on a tax-payer funded cycling adventure in the middle of foreign negotiations. It was an example of the kind of nonchalant chronies that get appointed into office, who don't have USA interests at first priority, which is a huge running point of Trumps campaign platform.
Bored with the Mail on Sunday?
Nope, John Kerry was getting his daily exercise and could just as easily broke his leg walking down the street. For your information there's no such thing as a left wing US politician, there right and far right. Strange how you think a President who had alzheimers and another who is an ex-alcolic and drug user were safe guardians of peace or that a racist mysogenist like Trump is a voice of reason.
American's, I give up......................
Not sure what MSM is (main stream media?) but the tone of this comment is that it and the Left is always lying.
Can you expand on how you deduce that from the clips? Looks like he's just making empty political points to his brainless supporters to me.
I think overall this might be a case of haters gonna hate.
You're the same prick who was making racist anti imigrant comments yesterday? Why am I not surprised.
No. He was implying. You inferred. Please note the correct spelling.
Either the Internet is making you look stupid, or you really are. I'd stop posting if I were you.
I heard someone call him a cunt the other day.
I couldn't let this pass. I said "I think you'll find a cunt has warmth and depth...".
should we more concerned that a not insignificant number of americans actually seem to want him as president?
Probably, although a selfish git inspired by his own greed might still be less damaging than was the lunatic Dubya, inspired by the voice of god.
Trumpet.
Trump, the business brain that took the billions he inherited and skillfully halved the value......
Berk.
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