The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)

President Trump in 2017: A pop quiz

- Dick Polman Columnist

In honor of Donald Trump’s most towering achievemen­t - no previous president can touch his talent for serial falsity - my year-end pop quiz features only one question:

Which of these blatant lies did Trump not utter in 2017? In other words, which lies are merely figments of my imaginatio­n (although he was fully capable of uttering all of them)?

You’ll find the answers at the bottom. No peeking! -1. “The overall audience was, I think, the biggest ever to watch an inaugurati­on address, which was a great thing.”

2. It was “the largest audience ever to witness an inaugurati­on, period, both in person and around the globe.”

3. “Themurder rate in our country is the highest it’s been in 47 years, right? Did you know that? Forty-seven years.”

4. “[Mine] was the biggest Electoral College win since Ronald Reagan.”

5. On terrorism: “Look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden. Who would believe this?”

6. “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory.”

7. “NATO, obsolete, because it doesn’t cover terrorism.”

8. “We’re the highest-taxed nation in the world.”

9. “Nobody cares about my tax return except for the reporters.”

10. Joe Scarboroug­h and Mika Brzezinski came “to Mar-a-Lago three nights in a row around New Year’s Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly froma face-lift.”

11. “Wacky Kirsten Gillibrand lowered herself to her knees while begging me for money, which was disgusting.”

12. “We’ve signed more bills - and I’m talking about through the legislatur­e - than any president, ever.”

13. “Frederick Douglass, who is getting recognitio­n more and more, could’ve helped stop the Civil War but didn’t. Sad!”

14. The Republican tax bill “very very strongly, as you see, I think there’s very little benefit for people of wealth.”

15. “Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!”

16. “We have to prime the pump ... Have you heard that (economic) expression used before? Because I haven’t heard it. I mean, I just - I came upwith it a couple of days ago.”

17. “The protestors in Charlottes­ville who are defending southern heritage, some of them are probably bad people. But the tikki torch industry is making some beautiful profits this year, believe me.”

18. “I got a call fromthe head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful.”

19. “Black homeowners­hip just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country.”

20. “Hillary Clinton lied many times to the FBI.”

21. “I play golf when I’m not working hard and believe me, I’ve birdied more holes than Obama ever did.”

22. The Republican tax bill “is going to cost me a fortune, this thing - believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me.”

23. “Hillary Clinton gave away 20 percent of the uranium in the United States.”

24. “The F.B.I. person really reports directly to the president of the United States.”

25. “You know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a madeup story.”

26. “In other words, Russia was against Trump in the 2016 Election... Witch Hunt!”

27. “Putin - a leader, very strong, not like someone like Pocahontas.”

28. “I’m a very big person when it comes to the environmen­t. I have received awards on the environmen­t.”

29. “The White House is functionin­g perfectly... I have very little time for watching TV.”

30. “Between three million and five million illegal votes caused me to lose the popular vote.”

31. “With the exception of the late, great Abraham Lincoln, I can be more presidenti­al than any president that’s ever held this office.”

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