He acts like he’s running against Hillary Clinton. Trump has been in campaign mode since 2015.
His 76-minute speech featured more than 15 false statements, many of them ones that he's repeated frequently in the past. Here's a fact check. https://t.co/FCSGvbKo9H
— CNN (@CNN) June 19, 2019
"While Trump mobilized the resentments of a large portion of the electorate, and has commandeered the GOP machinery, the biggest fruits of his presidency have been enjoyed by cultural conservatives and his most affluent supporters."@TimOBrien on 2020: https://t.co/cO9ySF20ut
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 19, 2019
I remember the warnings in 2016 that if you hurt the feelings of The Common Folk, they will vote for Trump. I think these rallies make clear that The Common Folk were looking to join a cult, were never that closely acquainted with reality, and what any of us said didn't matter. pic.twitter.com/gQwVK3EF9K
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) June 19, 2019
At his Florida rally, Trump lied and lied and lied about the economy.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 19, 2019
Why?
The answer: Trump has a serious disconnect on his hands.
Voters like the economy, but hate Trump's policies and don't credit them for it.
I walked through the numbers here: https://t.co/FJACm0K0rS
Indistinguishable from fascist rhetoric about the enemy within. https://t.co/arCNX1pdlO
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) June 19, 2019
"He loves to accuse his political opponents of the sins he's credibly been accused of," says @JohnAvlon as he fact-checks Trump's 2020 rally last night.
— New Day (@NewDay) June 19, 2019
The President "flipped the script," painting a picture of Democrats, "driven by hatred, prejudice and rage." #RealityCheck pic.twitter.com/UYBxAwpSQc
What is left to say about one of these things? — I tried my best in my report from Donald Trump’s Orlando rally for @NYMag. https://t.co/uibBMwrUxI
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) June 19, 2019
Donald Trump Jr. mocked Joe Biden for vowing to cure cancer at the same event that President Trump vowed to cure cancer https://t.co/5rL535IKDw
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 19, 2019
.@Peter_Wehner: “At one point, Republicans were willing to tolerateTrump’s brutish tactics and reprehensible character as the price of party loyalty; today many of them seem to relish it. They see the dehumanization of others as a form of entertainment.” https://t.co/RRNlRYOTzT
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) June 19, 2019
8 takeaways from tonight via @maggieNYT and me. First up, it was just a rally. https://t.co/EbXukC2cVX
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) June 19, 2019
We're fact-checking Trump's campaign kickoff rally. Follow along. https://t.co/oYUiTvjSYd
— Dick Stevenson (@dickstevenson) June 19, 2019
Eric Trump just said there are 100,000 people in here. The Amway Center holds 20,000. And about 1/4 of the top level is empty (many people standing on the floor, but not 80,000).
— Steve Contorno (@scontorno) June 18, 2019
This is Trump's America https://t.co/TuGNgSlwyf
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) June 18, 2019
I’ll be live tweeting president’s rally. Some context on race: White nationalists have been spotted around arena in FL. A supporter screamed PBS is full of “Nazis.” And Trump is not apologizing for saying the #Exonerated5, black & Latino boys, should have gotten the death penalty
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 18, 2019
Trump’s not unveiling anything new tonight in Orlando. Rather, his kickoff speech is a continuation of the same populist themes, grievances and enemies that fueled his ascent — because the campaign never ended.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) June 19, 2019
In October, a Trump fan mailed pipe bombs to leaders of the Democratic Party. https://t.co/6QCBz71hd8
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 19, 2019
Sad! 