Da Fuck?

So I'm not sure what to make of this move by the Trump team. Are they worried about their ability to pull a big rally crowd at the moment? These low energy events don't play to Trump's strengths. He seems tired and bored. https://t.co/V8dEnkPEc1

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) August 20, 2024

The faces of the guys behind him: "Da fuck?"

This is how Low Energy Trump started his speech today. Sad!
🎥 @charlielangton pic.twitter.com/Cav5kfQRzv

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 20, 2024

You can't convince me those guys flanking him aren't on drugs. Or just well-trained to emulate the Palace Guard at Buckingham.

Trump: World War III, we are close to World War III. We’re closer than we’ve ever been I think ever since World War II pic.twitter.com/jhImhOuJ1c

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 20, 2024

Getting a jump on practicing how to concede. https://t.co/JgPjpVSbgD

— emptywheel (cheek) (@emptywheel) August 20, 2024

It's cute he thinks that's a point in his favor.

When you listen to this Low Energy Loser while understanding that this whole speech is supposed to be about crime, it makes it even more clear that he is completely unraveling. https://t.co/Qs0ed8po23

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 20, 2024

Oh, so they're not some kind of weird "honor guard."

Here we go again. He’s supposed to be talking about crime today. All these cops standing there as props at taxpayer expense. Just like yesterday when the theme was the economy, he spends most of the speech whining about how everyone is always mean to him. https://t.co/HTohjpbvUE

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 20, 2024

The campaign had to know the ropes wouldn't hold him.

It's like they told him to talk about policy and in his brain he thought that meant to talk quietly. He's saying the same crazy stuff just in a "put you to sleep" voice. https://t.co/sjaYnHlViZ

— John Lutz (@ShutupLutz) August 20, 2024

"You've seen it. I've seen it." Sure, Grandpa, sure. We've all seen it. Let's get your cocoa now, and your pills. It's time for your nap.

His heart just does not seem in it anymore https://t.co/1EO93Zb56K

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 20, 2024

Not half as heartily as she's gonna laugh you off the national stage.

Trump disputes that crime was higher under his administration.

His source: some random print he strains to hold up properly pic.twitter.com/CKh6t5DxiZ

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 20, 2024

THUS, do I refute him!

This elder abuse.

Don, Eric, Ivanka: Come get your boy. https://t.co/qHHtuMLHuU

— MaTT FLaMMaBLe (@MaTTFLaMMaBLe) August 20, 2024

MOM! Grandpa needs his meds!

Trump: The Republican party is the party of common sense. Conservative? Yeah, It doesn't matter pic.twitter.com/mTJLuFTqwe

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 20, 2024

It's the party of Trump. Nothing aside from that matters.

Trump: There’s been a report that the job numbers over the last period of time were fraudulent. I understand that because I know how the job numbers go. You want to be a bad person in high office, you can be a bad person but the numbers are going to be revised pic.twitter.com/glkxmeqOJ7

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 20, 2024

Wait, is he promising to control the jobs numbers when he's in office?

Fox cuts coverage of Trump’s speech. If it was helpful to Trump, they may have kept covering it pic.twitter.com/VyB7zh5quL

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 20, 2024

We should go, too. This is, after all, elder abuse.

Trump: John Kelly is a liar, he's been a proven liar.. I didn't respect him, once I lost respect for him because I saw that he couldn't do the job, I fired him. And when you fire people, they tend to say negative things pic.twitter.com/2dNfXx6pov

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 20, 2024

But CNN stayed bravely to the end, and then interpreted what you just saw, in case you couldn't believe you actually saw it:

"He was clearly trying to stay on message" -- CNN sane-washes an incoherent and unhinged Trump speech for the second straight day pic.twitter.com/Khy12RMwwr

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2024

"Message: I care." At least they asked Poppy what his message was. They helpfully provide one for Trump.

You know, I almost get the feeling he's got his bug-out plans ready and he figures why bother because the Saudi's or Putin will take care of him.

I wonder if Merchan will pull his passport as part of his sentencing in September.  He's already told Elmo he's gonna bug out to Venezuela.  There's grounds.