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Trump, Visibly Exhausted, Struggles Through Recriminatory, Conspiracy-Laden Press Conference
Donald Trump convened a press conference on Wednesday afternoon as his administration rushes to respond to allegations he abused the power of his office in the course of pressuring Ukraine to launch an investigation into Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
The president, looking tired and struggling to express himself coherently after a whirlwind 48 hours, attempted to deflect criticism by "demanding" transparency from Biden and asserting that Democrats have engaged in coercive behavior similar to th
“It’s all a hoax, folks. It’s all a big hoax” — referring to his presidency, of course. This is an inflection point — and if Barr is completely discredited as the worthless fat hack that he is and Giluiani ends up facing charges, well, so much the better.
Hearing him talk about that “insurance policy” almost, for the very first time, made me feel bad for him. Then I remembered who it is we’re talking about.
The House will impeach, and then the Senate will invite Chief Justice Roberts over to watch a sham ten minute trial where they will acquit in a party-line vote with Manchin flipping to the Republicans. I have seen the future.
When are people going to start raising the issue of Trump’s obvious drug use? He was clearly under the influence in his appearance before the UN General Assembly. A menacing speech with anti-Semitic undertones read disintererestedly from teleprompters by a narcotized POTUS. Adderal and a too-heavy dose of Valium or some other sedative to keep his crazy sniffing under control? Also helps to explains the “exhausted” press conference he gave.