19 Comments
⭠ Return to thread

I have to admit that I quite like Trump's speech last night. He somehow managed to deliver it while sounding exactly like a 5th grader reading his book report.

But the best part about it was that less than 20 minutes after Trump finished the speech, his press office was on the phone to all the media outlets to issue "corrections and amplifications" about the speech. For example, even though Trump SAID he was stopping cargo from Europe, what he MEANT was that cargo could continue to come from Europe. And even though what he SAID was that he was blocking flights from Europe, what he MEANT was that he was calling for extra screening for some people coming from some areas of Europe.

And thus it was that, by 10PM, stock market futures were in complete freefall. Because the very stable genius could not even manage a keynote live televised speech without being either dishonest or incorrect in every detail.

Expand full comment

Apparently the speech was written by Jared and Steven Miller. You can puke -- and without the Trump virus.

Expand full comment