Thread by @briantashman

Trump starts his speech by saying that he's building the "big, beautiful" wall "right smack on the Rio Grande," but quickly pivots to go on a rant about the Academy Awards

Trump spending the beginning of his big-emergency-at-the-border-rally by attacking the media and bragging about his poll numbers

Trump says he drew 35,000 people (lol) to his rally while Beto, "a young man who has very little going for himself except he has a great first name," only drew 300

Trump gives a shout out to Texas Ag commissioner Sid Miller, who once liked a post about lynching Cory Booker chron.com/news/politics/…

It's February 11, 2019, and Trump is leading "Lock Her Up" chants

Trump says Democrats want to make people "in this room" pay a "70, 80, 90 percent tax."

Does he think they have incomes over $10 million or does he just not understand how marginal tax rates work?

After Beto delivered a speech about American values and humanity, Trump responds with a speech lying about immigrants, locking up his political opponents, and warning that Democrats want to "take away your car"

Trump on the press: "Some of the most dishonest people in media are the so-called fact-checkers."

Trump on Democrats: "They're coming for your money and they're coming for your freedom."

Trump falsely claims that caps on ICE detention would lead to the "mass release of violent criminals into our country."

Here's what DHS says: "All ICE detainees are held in civil, not criminal, custody, which is not supposed to be punitive." oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/…

Trump is complaining about Beto for the third time tonight so far. He's pissed.

Trump: "If we didn't do that shutdown," we wouldn't have been able to show the world "what the hell is happening with the border."

Wait, I thought he said the Democrats were behind the shutdown? 🤔

Beto: "There is no bargain in which we can sacrifice some of our humanity to gain a little more security."

Trump: Vote for me or Democrats will try to bring murderers, drug dealers, and human traffickers to your town.

Trump *again* attacks immigrants who show up to their court hearings: "The dumbest people."

Trump says crime in El Paso went "way down" after the wall went up. "They're full of crap when they say it hasn't made a difference.... It's fake news."

He's lying:
vox.com/2019/2/5/18213…

Trump telling yet another story about meeting "a big, strong guy, and he's crying."

It apparently happens all the time!
thestar.com/news/world/ana…