Last updated on July 18th, 2023 at 02:03 pm
Donald Trump’s remarks at Mar-a-Lago were so unhinged and deranged that some networks cut him off as the former president came apart on national television.
Trump began by claiming that his only crime is defending America:
Trump comes right out of the gate with, "The only crime that I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it." pic.twitter.com/dOSPvV7kwi
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— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 5, 2023
That was the uh-oh moment because if Trump was starting that far gone, it was a red flag for where this was going.
After roughly eight minutes of election and every other sort of conspiracies, ABC News cut Trump off when he claimed that Biden was going to start World War III:
Trump comes right out of the gate with, "The only crime that I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it." pic.twitter.com/dOSPvV7kwi
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 5, 2023
CNN is all in on Trump, so they stuck with it, and their audience got to hear about how the government is using a new law called the Espionage Act of 1917 to potentially execute Trump:
CNN is still showing Trump's total disintegration as he is not attacking Special Counsel Jack Smith and claiming that the government is using a new law of The Espionage Act of 1917 to possibly execute him. pic.twitter.com/rHVrdCKcgY
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 5, 2023
Finally, at 8:49 PM ET, CNN pulled the plug on Trump after he claimed that all the Ukrainians who died due to the Russian invasion would still be alive if he were president:
CNN cuts off Trump after he claims that every Ukrainian who has died in the Russian invasion would have been saved if he was president. pic.twitter.com/bI9afbQyvL
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 5, 2023
MSNBC did not show Trump’s speech, and conservative media stuck with him live.
If there was any doubt about how Trump would respond to being criminally charged, the answer came in the form of pure, unfettered insanity. Trump is like an accused criminal who is cornered, so he is throwing everything at the wall in the hope that something sticks.
Republicans should take notice because this is a preview of your 2024 presidential election campaign if Trump wins the nomination.
Forget electability, Trump’s speech raised valid questions about whether or not he should be allowed on the streets and in public.
For a handful of primetime minutes in the United States, Donald J. Trump had the nation’s attention. He used his time to remind everyone but his most devoted supporters why he can never be returned to power.
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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