The 51 most outlandish traces from Donald Trump’s announcement speech

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Donald Trump made it official Tuesday evening: He’s running for president again.

He introduced his candidacy at Mar-a-Lago in a speech that ran greater than an hour. I went by the transcript and pulled out the traces it is advisable see.

1. “There has by no means been something prefer it, this nice motion of ours. By no means been something prefer it, and maybe there’ll by no means be something prefer it once more.”

Modesty, thy title is Donald Trump. And away we go!

2. “Collectively we constructed the best financial system within the historical past of the world.”

That is an oldie-but-goodie from Trump’s 2020 stump speech. And it’s still not true.

3. “Many individuals assume that due to this, China performed a really lively function within the 2020 election. Simply saying.”

Trump right here is suggesting that as a result of his administration was laborious on China that China in some way meddled within the 2020 election. There isn’t – as you most likely already guessed – any evidence to again up that declare.

4. “The vicious ISIS caliphate, which no president was in a position to conquer, was decimated by me and our nice warriors in lower than three weeks.”

“By me.”

5. “And but I’ve gone a long time, a long time with out a struggle. The primary president to do it for that lengthy a interval.”

Er, he was president for 4 years. So …

6. “Now we’re a nation in decline. We’re a failing nation.”

USA! USA!

7. “Our southern border has been erased and our nation is being invaded by hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of unknown individuals, lots of whom are getting into for a really unhealthy and sinister motive. And you already know what that motive is.”

I truly don’t know what that motive is.

8. “The blood-soaked streets of our once-great cities are cesspools of violent crimes.”

Um …

9. “And Ukraine, which might have by no means occurred if I had been your president.”

This harks again to what Trump mentioned through the 2016 Republican Nationwide Conference: “I alone can repair it.”

10. “Due to the phrases of knowledge, he mentioned ‘thanks’ to the improper nation for inviting him to a significant summit.”

Joe Biden made a verbal flub just lately on the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations summit, thanking the prime minister of Colombia when he meant Cambodia.

11. “You can’t point out the nuclear phrase. It’s too devastating.”

He simply talked about it.

12. “Underneath Biden and the unconventional Democrats, America has been mocked, derided and dropped at its knees, maybe like by no means earlier than.”

It is a central theme of Trumpism and is more likely to be a significant speaking level on the 2024 marketing campaign path. He’s creating a picture of America as a supplicant, begging different international locations for issues after we must be dominating them. He ran on that very same message, to appreciable impact, in 2016.

13. “I imagine the American individuals will overwhelmingly reject the left’s platform of nationwide break.”

Democrats are operating on a platform of “nationwide break”?

14. “A lot criticism is being positioned on the truth that the Republican Get together ought to have performed higher. And admittedly, a lot of this blame is appropriate.”

To be clear: Trump doesn’t settle for any blame for what occurred within the midterm elections. He’s saying right here that individuals blaming different Republicans for the occasion’s efficiency are proper.

15. “I do wish to level out that within the midterms, my endorsement success price was 232 wins and solely 22 losses.”

Like I mentioned, he doesn’t settle for any blame. It’s additionally price mentioning right here that Trump endorsed a variety of Republican candidates who had been heavy favorites – padding his win-loss report.

16. “That is a chic evening and a chic place.”

“Elegant” is one phrase for it.

17. “I’m not going to make use of the time period ‘pretend information media.’ So we’re going to maintain it very elegant.”

He simply used the time period. And I’m going to start out retaining issues “very elegant” from right here on out.

18. “Regardless of the result within the Senate, we can not lose hope and we should all work very laborious for a gentleman and an important individual named Herschel Walker.”

Many main Republicans, together with South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, had urged Trump to delay his 2024 announcement till after the Georgia Senate runoff election on December 6. Trump, um, didn’t take that recommendation.

19. “I mentioned, ‘If you happen to simply hold just a little bit decrease commonplace, you’re going to have a giant victory.’”

That is Trump making an attempt to spin the election outcomes – through which Republicans drastically underperformed expectations – right into a victory.

20. “There are a variety of unhealthy issues, like going to Idaho and saying, ‘Welcome to the state of Florida, I actually adore it.’”

Trump seems to be referring to a false 2020 report on a satirical web site that Biden confused Iowa and Idaho. That story has been debunked.

21. “As a way to make America nice and wonderful once more, I’m tonight saying my candidacy for president of america.”

“Wonderful.”

22. “Some individuals say, ‘How do you converse earlier than so many individuals on a regular basis?’ When there’s love within the room, it’s very easy, if you wish to know the reality.”

Do individuals actually say that?

23. “If you happen to take a look at the numbers, if you happen to take a look at what’s occurred with Hispanic, with African American, with Asian, and simply take a look at what’s occurring.”

Um …

24.” This is not going to be my marketing campaign. This will probably be our marketing campaign.”

It is a good line. Most likely Trump’s better of the speech.

25. “And we love either side.”

Trump spent the majority of his speech up till this level declaring that Democrats have run the nation into the bottom. And but, he loves them?

26. “We’re going to unify individuals. And it was occurring within the earlier administration, earlier to the earlier.”

“Earlier to the earlier.”

27. “Previous to Covid coming in, the individuals had been calling me. … You wouldn’t imagine it, folks that had been so far-left, I figured they’d by no means converse to me and I’d by no means converse to them.”

Trump appears to be claiming right here that very liberal individuals had been calling him, pre-Covid, to inform him what a tremendous job he was doing. Which, properly, most likely not.

28. “We name it the China virus.”

He calls it the “China virus.”

29. ” So, from now till Election Day, and 2024 which can come in a short time, we’ll go take a look at how time flies.”

Uh … simply 720 days to go!

30. “And I say that not in laughter, I say that in tears.”

“I actually can’t say, I assume I snigger to maintain from crying.” – Q Tip

31. “We don’t wish to be critics. We don’t wish to be complainers. I by no means needed to be a critic.”

He mentioned this with a straight face.

32. “All people will agree with us as a result of everyone sees what a foul job has been performed throughout this two-year interval, and will probably be a four-year interval.”

By 2024, everybody will agree with Trump!

33. “I didn’t want this. I had a pleasant straightforward life.”

It is a common Trump chorus. The notion is that he’s solely operating as a result of the issues dealing with the nation are so nice and solely he can repair them. That his marketing campaign is in some way a selfless act.

34. “I used to be with President Xi, who’s now president for all times. I name him ‘king.’ He mentioned, ‘No, no, I’m not the king.’ I mentioned, ‘Sure, you’re the king. You’re president for all times. It’s the identical factor.’”

Trump’s admiration for somebody who might be “president for all times” comes by right here loud and clear.

35. “No one’s remembering her now.”

Trump is speaking right here about former German Chancellor Angela Merkel who, apparently, nobody remembers anymore.

36. “You’ll be able to’t get something. And good luck getting a turkey for Thanksgiving.”

Sorry, people. Thanksgiving is canceled! See you subsequent 12 months!

37. “You’ve been standing for the for the entire occasion. I really feel very responsible. I don’t need that.”

[narrator voice] He doesn’t really feel responsible.

38. “We constructed the wall. We accomplished the wall. After which we mentioned, ‘Let’s do extra,’ and we did much more.

Trump did not complete the border wall.

39. “The cities are rotting, and they’re certainly cesspools of blood.”

Properly, that’s a picture!

40. “Within the caravans. I really like the title. I got here up with it. I really like the title.”

Donald Trump invented the phrase “caravan”?

41. “We don’t want any extra blue-ribbon committees.”

The struggle on blue-ribbon committees begins as we speak!

42. “If you happen to get caught dealing medicine, you’ve a direct and fast trial. And by the top of the day, you’re executed. That’s a horrible factor.”

Trump is describing how drug sellers are handled in China. And if you happen to assume he truly thinks it’s a foul factor, I’ve a video rental firm named Blockbuster that could be a scorching inventory you could be serious about.

43. “That’s the one reply, no extra ‘blue ribbon.’ I refuse to create them anymore.”

Sure, you’ve mentioned that.

44. “My individuals informed me, ‘Sir, that’s politically incorrect to say.’ I mentioned, ‘That’s OK. I’ll say it anyway, if you happen to don’t thoughts.’”

At all times be cautious when Trump starts with “sir.”

45. “I don’t like to consider myself as a politician, however I assume that’s what I’m. I hate that thought.”

He mentioned this after saying his third bid for the White Home.

46. “I’m a sufferer. I’ll let you know.”

Once more, sure, he mentioned this with a straight face.

47. “They spend the entire cash for machines and all of these items they usually find yourself two weeks later, three weeks later, by that point everybody forgot there was even at election.”

Donald Trump: Not a fan of machines.

48. “Our nation was nice. Our nation isn’t nice anymore.”

USA! USA!

49. “Anybody who really seeks to tackle this rigged and corrupt system will probably be confronted with a storm of fireplace that just a few might perceive.”

“Storm of Fireplace” was the title of my second album.

50. “I feel he obtained extra subpoenas than any man within the historical past of our nation.”

Trump is speaking about his son Eric right here. And sure, it’s bizarre to single him out so you possibly can tout the variety of subpoenas he’s acquired.

51. “I’m going residence and she or he says, ‘You look indignant and upset.’ I say, ‘Simply depart me alone.’”

Trump is referring to his spouse right here. Marital bliss, girls and gents! Yeah, this seems like an excellent place to finish.