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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

As long as we are on the subject of Donald Trump's mental health, we are now going to write about his rally/town hall yesterday. We don't usually do that, but he was in particularly bizarre form.

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Trump was in Oaks, PA. That's a suburb less than 20 miles from Philadelphia, which would not seem to be Trump territory, but when a state is that swingy, you go wherever you can go. Anyhow, let's start with the somewhat minor, but very Freudian, slip of the tongue that Trump issued forth with. Urging his people to get their ballots cast, he said he hopes "everybody gets out on January 5th." This was part of a nearly un-parseable word salad, although it was nonetheless clear that he meant November 5th. That said, this is dangerously close to saying he hopes that everyone gets out on January 6th, maybe for a little bit of insurrection. As we said, Freudian slip, at least from where we sit.

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Trump was eventually joined on stage by Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and then by Mary and Charles Strange, Gold Star parents who lost their son in 2011. As the Stranges made their way on stage, Trump made a joke about also having been shot, and how that makes it harder to move about (because apparently he walks on his ear?). It was inappropriate enough that even Noem, the noted dog killer, was taken aback and tried to correct the former president. Once Charles Strange had time to say his piece, which was basically to ask for an investigation into his son's death, Trump responded:

So here's what we're going to do. In the first week not the first day because I made a lot of promises in the first day, we're gonna drill baby drill, we're gonna close up the border, we're gonna do a lot in the first day. In the first week, we will set up a commission.
We think that everyone can agree that the most important thing on the minds of grieving parents is how the U.S. is going to increase its production of fossil fuels.

#1 | Posted by Hans at 2024-10-15 11:27 AM | Reply

This is the same event where Trump wandered around and "danced" for 39 minutes and then left the stage.
The headline "Weirdest... Rally... Ever" is true. Wow this was strange. I can't even look at a Trump sign in a neighbor's yard and not wonder "Are you not watching this man? Are you not hearing what he's saying? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?"

#2 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-15 11:34 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

trumpers dont get real news, yav.
they get newsmax.

#3 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2024-10-15 11:45 AM | Reply

There has to be a concerted effort to keep them in the bubble and not let anything permeate that bubble. It's crazy, Alex.

#4 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-15 12:22 PM | Reply

its a form of self soothing. fox and newsmax are political porn.

#5 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2024-10-15 12:32 PM | Reply

"its a form of self soothing. fox and newsmax are political porn." -

#5 | Posted by Alexandrite

A perfect example of THIS.

#6 | Posted by Hans at 2024-10-15 12:37 PM | Reply

All true Trump supporters should do their duty and vote on January 5th!

Your Orange Bag of Pus Leader is counting on you!

#7 | Posted by censored at 2024-10-15 08:07 PM | Reply

If Trump is elected, it will be from the very beginning of his presidency what is going on now with Biden: hiding him from the public completely.

#8 | Posted by e1g1 at 2024-10-15 08:11 PM | Reply

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