Donald Trump Trudges Through State of the Union Commentary on Truth Social

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When inspired to post on his alternative social network, Truth Social, Donald J. Trump can usually be counted on to give a performance involving a lot of anger and gnashing of teeth.

On Tuesday night, however, after promising to deliver a live and full Play by Play analysis of the State of the Union, the former president was uncharacteristically reserved, with his most barbed commentary reaching President Joe Bidens repeatedly. that use of the word folks.

Too much use of the word countryman! Trump was up early for the speech.

Then, 30 minutes later: Again, folks, folks, can’t write the Speech, can you? If so, let’s blame the Speechwriters!

And 10 minutes after that: Keep using the word Folks must be a nervous habit! We should all sit down and talk to him about it.

Trump’s tone of feigned concern for Biden echoed much of his coverage. He seemed furious, shouting into the mic, when he was trying to come across as conciliatory, he wrote at one point. Maybe someone should walk up to the corner, tap him on the shoulder, and say, Be cool!

But the former president has repeatedly insisted that he wants his successor to do well. In announcing his plan to live-tweet the proceedings, Trump said, If done properly, and if Joe has a moderately good night, this speech has a chance to rival any of the great orators on Earth , including, Lincoln, Washington, and, of course, the late, great, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Winston Churchill.

Trump’s expressed confidence in Biden seemed to wane as the speech went on. Struggling to get the words out, even as Fake News gives him one of the Greatest Speeches of All Time, he crows. I really want to see her improve. Come on Joe, you can do it!

Throughout the evening, he occasionally joined in to correct Biden as he made a mistake, pointing out the garbled phrase American cars can’t make enough cars! and calling him out for referring to Chuck Schumer as minority leader.

But any MAGA fans hoping to see the former president double-down on ripping off his rival are in for a disappointment, with Trump writing near the end of the speech, Hes doing better now, far few stumbles!

When he took his eyes off Biden, Trump bounced around the House chamber, commenting on everyone from Kevin McCarthy (hard to stay awake) to Pete Buttigieg (But-edge-edge), and from Elizabeth Warren (really going wild tonight) to Mitt Romney (jumping around in applause for the wrong reasons!).

And to a senator in Ohio, Trump just said, JD Vance is beautiful! (The praise is in line with Trump’s past tributes to Vance, with two people telling The Daily Beast last year that the former president repeatedly called him a handsome son of a bitch in private.)

Despite the blunt line of attack, Trumps followers flocked to Truth Social to watch his commentary appear on the website at a point where it fell from increased traffic, according to the liberal political action committee MeidasTouch.

Trump only occasionally lapses into a tone of moral outrage, usually when he feels Biden is taking credit for many of the things the Trump Administration started, as he wrote. Never one to pass up an opportunity for a zinger, he added, It’s just a coincidence that they kicked this season but who can blame him!

As the House slowly emptied toward the end of the night, Trumps team posted a pre-recorded video of his State of the Union response on Twitter. In the two-minute clip, Trump approaches the fiery heights his followers promised he would reach hours earlier.

Here is the real State of the Union, Trump said. In the past two years under Biden, millions and millions of illegal aliens from 160 different countries have invaded our southern border. Drug cartels are now making billions of dollars from smuggling poison to kill our people and to kill our children.

Continuing the so-called waves of brutal murderers, rapists, and violent criminals… released from prison, Trump moved to accuse the Biden administration of waging war on free speech.

They are trying to indoctrinate and mutilate our children, the former president thundered. He is leading us to the brink of World War III. And on top of all that, he’s the most corrupt president in American history, and it’s not even close.

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