President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night was like every other Trump speech: largely divorced from actuality, however probably efficient with MAGA’s true believers, to whom info don’t matter.
Trump strung collectively a protracted litany of untruths, like his declare that Elon Musk’s federal authorities demolition spree was saving billions and billions of {dollars}; or the canard that there are literally thousands of 150-year-olds drawing Social Safety funds; or that, in simply six weeks, he has achieved greater than every other president, together with George Washington; or that, below President Joe Biden, the American economic system was the worst it has ever been.
Trump additionally engaged in his commonplace, superlative-laden boasts, asserting, as an example, that, along with his return to the White Home, a “golden age” had begun, an age extra marvelous than any earlier than or any but to return. He additionally displayed his obsessive religion that top tariffs will create untold wealth for Individuals, slightly than wrecking the economic system.
And Trump repeated his declare that God had saved him from an murderer’s bullet in order that he may “make America nice once more.” One assumes that additionally means God wished him to dismantle USAID feeding and well being packages in order that determined folks in Africa who depend upon these assist packages would all roll over and die.
Trump’s God works in mysterious methods.
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