Roger Stone forgot about his hot mic when he explained how he manipulated Donald Trump (video)

[GagHalfrunt]

I’m struck by how Stone used the same specific terminology when he claimed that Trump was not controlled by anybody.

@Carla_Sinclair

“I have a 40-year record of being able to convince the big man to do what’s in his best interest. He’s not easy to deal with. It’s complicated,” Stone said. “He resents any implication that he is handled or managed or directed.”

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@Carla_Sinclair

The footage contrasts Stone’s private revelation with how he publicly painted Trump as "someone who is not handled, not managed, not controlled. A man who cannot be bossed …

Clearly Roger Stone has spent a long time thinking about “handling” and “managing” politicians, so those particular words come out whenever he talks about the subject.

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