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Michael Moore says ‘Trump is going to win’ US presidential election

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LOS ANGELES – Filmmaker Michael Moore is causing a stir with his comments about Donald Trump. The famously liberal Moore says he’s sorry to say it, but he thinks the Republican could win the presidency.

In a Wednesday night appearance on an online edition of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Moore said he thought the verbal attacks on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at this week’s Republican National Convention play to “a lot of people” Trump has to win over to become president.

“I think Trump is going to win. I’m sorry,” he said. “People are in denial of this, but the chance of winning is really, really good.” The audience gasped and booed at the comment.

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“Yes, boo because you don’t want him to be President,” said Moore, “but don’t live in denial about this. Because the very things that we are all [joking about], this is music to [Trump supporters’] ears. We’re sitting here in our bubble.”
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It wasn’t the first time he made such a proclamation.

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Prior to appearing on the show, he made similar comments at a press conference.

“He knows how to manipulate a dumbed-down population… [Trump is] not as stupid as he looks. You should take it very seriously. He knows the manipulation that’s going on here, and the use of propaganda and the way he’s doing it is just brilliant in the way that he is succeeding and has succeeded.”

The director of Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 911 compared Trump’s strategy to the successful campaign for Britain to leave the European Union.

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