UNHINGED AND UNCENSORED, TRUMP LETS LOOSE AT Florida RALLY
fter another week of White House scandals, Donald Trump vented his frustrations Saturday in a swaggering, unscripted campaign speech in Moon Township, Pennsylvania: a 73-minute whirlwind of taunts, insults, and vulgarity—and, occasionally, words of praise for the man he was there to support, congressional candidate Rick Saccone. The stakes for Tuesday’s special election couldn’t be higher for the Republican Party. Despite pouring millions into a district that Trump won by 20 points, Saccone is barely ahead of Democratic candidate Conor Lambin a race that Republican lawmakers fear could augur a blue wave in November. “If the Democrats were to prevail in western Pennsylvania, that would be quite an earthquake,” Rep. Charlie Dent said last week. “If a strong pro-Trump district like this goes the other way, it would send a bad signal around the country in districts far more competitive than this one.”
For Trump, it’s not just Republican control of the House that’s in danger. If Democrats manage to retake the lower chamber, it’s also Trump’s presidency that would face an existential threat: impeachment. “We have to defeat Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters,a very low-IQ individual,” Trump said. “You ever see her? . . . ‘We will impeach him.’ She’s a low-IQ individual. You can’t help it. She really is.” The underlying fear crept in again and again. “Here’s the thing: we’re dealing with people that want to obstruct. They want to stop us from doing things,” Trump said of Democrats. “The task for everyone here tonight is to make sure that this great American comeback continues. Full speed ahead.”
Trump occasionally mentioned Saccone, calling him “handsome” and insulting his opponent as “Lamb the sham.” But, for the most part, the speech was a vehicle for Trump to talk about Trump. “Don’t forget, this got us elected,” Trump said of his casual, seat-of-the-pants speaking style. “If I came like a stiff, you guys wouldn’t come here tonight.” He also revealed his new slogan for the 2020 campaign: “Keep America Great!” He said that he’d “love to beat Oprah” and that he knows “her weakness.”
Presi. Donald Trump traveled to western Pennsylvania Saturday night on a rescue mission: State Rep. Rick Saccone (R) is fighting for his political life in a House special election on Tuesday and the President's visit was aimed at rallying the GOP base in a district he won by 20 points in 2018.
Trump’s appearance was aimed at helping Republican Rick Saccone in a district Trump won overwhelmingly in 2016 as part of a narrow win in Pennsylvania.
But while he heartily endorsed Saccone as a “really good person,” Trump spent a lot of time talking about his own fortunes in a “Make America Great Again” rally in an airport hangar at the Pittsburgh International Airport.
He said it was crucial for Republicans to muster forces to turn back a strong Democratic drive to win one or both houses of the U.S. Congress in November midterm elections.
“We need Republicans. We need the vote,” Trump said, saying Democrats would take away, among other things, “your Second Amendment rights” to bear firearms.
Continuing his battle against the mainstream news media, Trump insulted NBC News’ “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd and Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Under pressure over a scandal involving a porn star named Stormy Daniels, Trump singled out his wife, Melania, for praise.
“You think her life is so easy folks? Not so easy,” he said.
Trump said the country should discuss having drug dealers face the death penalty because they are responsible for thousands of deaths.
“I don’t know if that’s popular. I don’t know if that’s unpopular.”
A day after getting news that the U.S. economy produced 313,000 jobs last month, Trump said his policies are paying off. He said 25 percent tariffs on steel imports will boost Pennsylvania’s economy.
Critics say the tariffs could trigger retaliatory trade measures and damage the U.S. economy. There are also doubts about how far Trump’s policies will go toward resuscitating the battered American steel industry.
“Your steel is coming back. It’s all coming back,” Trump told several thousand cheering supporters.
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