Trump had an epic meltdown in Baltimore where he became incoherent and blamed light bulbs for making him look orange.
All of these clips come from the same speech in Baltimore:
Trump claims energy efficient light bulbs make him look orange:
Trump blames new energy efficient light bulbs for making him "look orange." pic.twitter.com/IZ6DmBBtgU
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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 13, 2019
Trump’s windmill obsession returns as he says the Democratic debate is powered by windmills:
Trump on wind energy: "If you happen to be watching the Democrat debate and the wind isn't blowing, you're not going to see the debate … 'the goddamn windmill stopped!'" pic.twitter.com/sZQMqLo8KD
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 13, 2019
Trump made up more conversations with world leaders:
Trump is now making stuff up about the conversations he purportedly has with other heads of state pic.twitter.com/YTKRKSp2tC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 13, 2019
The fake middle-class tax cut if he wins the election also made an appearance:
Trump pushes more fake middle-income tax cuts!
"We're now working on a tax cut for middle-income people that is going to be very, very inspirational. It's going to be something that I think it's what everybody is looking for, & we'll be announcing it sometime in the next year." pic.twitter.com/2pQZU2hqjo
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 13, 2019
Trump also got his own vice president’s name wrong. Say hello to Mike Pounce:
"Mike Pounce" pic.twitter.com/k6uo1YInwg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 13, 2019
Trump is handling being pushed off to C-SPAN while the entire country watches the Democratic candidates debate, as his poll numbers crash really well. This is Trump 14 months before the election. Donald Trump is having a meltdown and the general election campaign hasn’t even begun.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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