Trump makes political remarks to the National Association of Realtors

Donald Trump railed against the state of California today, calling it “the disastrous results of overregulation” in a speech that lasted almost an hour and included a slew of tangents on trade, the economy and 2020https://t.co/c8g9iG4zDx

— POLITICO (@politico) May 17, 2019

LIVE: President Trump Delivers Remarks to the National Association of REALTORS https://t.co/cB1DRIjgOo

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 17, 2019

It takes about 1 minute, 30 seconds into Trump's speech at the National Association of Realtors to get to a "fake news" reference.

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) May 17, 2019

I’m a Realtor. I’m watching. He just bragged about trying to pay 1% commission. 🤢 I bet he’s ripped off so many of us. NAR says they always invite the sitting President. I’m proud of NAR for that. Wish I could be proud of POTUS. Now it’s spinning into a campaign rally.

— Jennifer Garrett (@jen_in_georgia) May 17, 2019

Speaking to the realtors, Trump boasts that he only paid real estate brokers 1 percent instead of 6 percent. "I was famous for that,” he says, at which point some of the realtors booed. "Don’t worry. Nobody accepted it. But I tried like hell. But I’d get it down to 4 or 5."

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) May 17, 2019

Trump repeats his lie about "virtually" eliminating the estate tax. He says, though, he sees many children who treat their parents "so badly," and he doesn't understand why the parent is still fond of them and wants to leave them an inheritance. "Your child is not a good child."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 17, 2019

Trump is now offering lengthy and varied criticism of the state of California, shifting from scripted criticism of its development restrictions to some lengthy improvised mockery of its fast-train proposal.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 17, 2019

“Pocahontas. That’s another beauty,” Trump says. “She’s doing really well so far, isn’t she? Her and her beer commercial.” pic.twitter.com/TOKHy9H0Oq

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 17, 2019

After ramble-mocking Elizabeth Warren in an official speech to realtors, Trump says, "She's got a lot of pent-up anger. She's an angry person."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 17, 2019

Trump trashing press at speech to realtors right now saying anonymous sources are "bullshit." Keep in mind his own officials speak to reporters on background all the time. It's not bullshit.

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 17, 2019

Trump asserts that sources in the media are fake. In the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s, he would call reporters and try to fake them out by pretending to be a media spokesman named “John Miller” or “John Barron” who would then talk up a real estate mogul named Trump https://t.co/JKooYYZgrM

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) May 17, 2019

Trump: "NAFTA's been bad for the farmers. A lot of people don't realize it."

Farmers overwhelmingly love NAFTA. Farm exports to Canada and Mexico have quadrupled under NAFTA.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 17, 2019

Trump on Democrats: "They have 25 people now running for the office of president and some of these people are stone cold crazy."

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) May 17, 2019