At a campaign rally in Toledo, the president ran through a litany of hyperbolic attacks on Democrats: They want open borders, they are more extreme than ever, they are “stone-cold crazy.” It wasn’t a great departure from his usual fare, but he then for some reason stepped back for a moment.
“You know it’s interesting, as I’m saying this stuff — you know, ‘They want crime, they want chaos’ — I’m saying all this stuff, and then I say, ‘Gee, now I sort of understand why they hate me for it,’ ” Trump said.
Perhaps recognizing he had just essentially admitted to his own over-the-top rhetoric, Trump then added an addendum: “But it’s true.”
FWIW I think Pelosi played it about as well as possible. The delay through the holidays was smart, but there’s really no point in delaying much longer.
that was me. first, i said take 2 (thc) gummies, bc being stoned at a trump does sound fun. second, i’ve done lsd/mushrooms 8-10 times each. i think 90% of the time i’d be giggling for the entire speech. shrug lastly, if anything it’d be the big crowd that would get me, but that would get me completely sober too…
still blows my mind that people consider Trump “not a politician” when he says stuff like this and is an empty shell scumbag who parrots whatever he hears in conservative media.
A representative for Rep. Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican known for her hawkish views, responded to the email from Gaetz’s office and said: “As an FYI, my boss, Ms. Cheney, will be standing with and supporting President Trump and voting against this unconstitutional, partisan resolution.”
