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by ben_w 762 days ago
The claim that is disputable is specifically that he said it when she was 13, not that he also said it when she was 25.

Half-truths have always been a fantastic method for propaganda.
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Dylan16807 761 days ago
I've never heard that subclaim before despite the quote coming up many times so maybe it's not as widespread as you think.

And you specifically said the quote was "believed".

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zimpenfish 761 days ago
I've heard a different quote that was allegedly made when she was 13 (I guess taking an proven quote and transposing the age to another unproven quote is an easy step, possibly even accidentally) but Snopes currently rates that as "unproven".

(Given the things he's actually on record as saying, it wouldn't surprise me though.)

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-sexually-attracted-i...

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