Oh, boy, does it. He forgot that left turn at Albuquerque, and his train went off the rails. This is embarrassing. Our ‘president’ can’t keep his shizzle together long enough to deliver a speech. Just a speech. He didn’t have enough to give a speech without randomly going sideways. This speech going sideways was embarrassing for everyone but Trump. He just doesn’t notice. Thank you, Raw Story:
Trump gave a bizarre but familiar speech for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony, according to reporting by the New York Times.
“I hate good-looking men,” Trump said as a cadet greeted him on stage, the Times reported. “I like to see what these guys are like!”
Speaking for nearly an hour, Trump boasted that he also delivered the prestigious military academy’s commencement speech in 2017, according to the report.
“I’m thrilled to become the first president to ever give a second keynote address to this storied institution,” Trump said, even though Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama all have the same distinction,” the Times noted. Still, Trump said, “I’m very proud of that honor.“
No matter how well trained they were, you would think that at least some of the graduating class had to cringe inside after the “I hate good-looking men”. Trump didn’t think about what he said. He just blurted it out. And this isn’t the only time he fluffed up. It only increases from here. Who were his handlers for the day? One would expect someone to be there with him besides the Secret Service. But if so, they still couldn’t keep him on track. We can only imagine how frustrating that was for more people than we can think of.
Trump appeared to repeat a line from the last time he gave the commencement speech, the report pointed out.
On Wednesday, he told cadets, “Whatever danger comes our way, you will fight, fight, fight,” which was similar to his 2017 line, “You have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight,” the Times reported.
As cadets came up to shake his hand on stage, Trump couldn’t help but comment on how they looked.
“Look at the muscles on this guy,” he said, according to the report. When he saw a female cadet, Trump remarked, “If I didn’t invite her up, they’d accuse me of discrimination.”
The report noted that on Trump’s first day back in office, his administration fired U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Linda L. Fagan, the first female officer to lead a U.S. military branch.
Yea, we remember that. One of Hegseth’s discrimination moves. He fired far too much talent and experience. And all because he couldn’t admit he was outdone by a woman. As a matter of fact, it’s surprising we haven’t heard about manly men lately.
But the big thing in the above group of comments was the “I’d be accused of discrimination …” That was lightweight for him, but it was still slimy. It gives them a hint of what the real Trump, not the public Trump, is like. That made me cringe more than the “….good-looking men…” did. Moving on along.
Trump veered into talking about the war in Iran and touted the destruction there.
“Everything’s gone. Their navy’s gone. Their air force is gone, just about everything,” Trump said. “The only question is, do we go and finish it up, or are they going to be signing a document? Let’s see what happens.”
The president then said he would like to return and deliver the commencement speech again.
“We’re going to have to try it maybe a third time, too, to keep that record intact,” he said, according to the report.
Ugh. Having to sit through that on what appeared to be a sunny day must have been torture. Sure, they’ve had to deal with worse, but this was the ‘president’ of the US. Embarrassing doesn’t cover it. Do you think he lost some Trump fans with that? We could only hope. And if this story has made it to us, you know it’s going to get out to the rest of the world. It makes me want to find somewhere to hide where I don’t have to listen to him. Good grief.
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“‘I hate good-looking men.’ Trump didn’t think about what he said. He just blurted it out.”
And since we know that his senile dementia is steadily progressing we can be sure that it’s EXACTLY what he really thinks — no filters, don’t you know?