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Trump, in first rally since Mueller vindication, celebrates end of 'collusion delusion' and 'ridiculous bullsh--'

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"The Democrats have to now decide whether they will continue defrauding the public with ridiculous bullsh--," Trump said to thunderous applause, "-- partisan investigations, or whether they will apologize to the American people."

Trump added: "I have a better education than them, I'm smarter than them, I went to the best schools; they didn't. Much more beautiful house, much more beautiful apartment. Much more beautiful everything. And I'm president and they're not."

The economy, Trump said to sustained cheers, "is roaring, the ISIS caliphate is defeated one-hundred percent, and after three years of lies and smears and slander, the Russia hoax is finally dead.”

The collusion delusion is over. ... The single greatest political hoax in the history of our country. And guess what? We won."

Trump predicted that the former DOJ and FBI officials who pushed the collusion theory and authorized secret surveillance warrants against members of his campaign -- whom he incidentally called "major losers" -- would soon have "big problems."

Trump also characterized the Democrat chairman of the House Intelligence Committee as "little pencil-neck Adam Schiff, who has the smallest, thinnest neck I've ever seen," and someone who is "not a long-ball hitter."

Schiff, who fiercely pushed the collusion story, has vowed to doggedly continue to investigate Trump despite Mueller's findings -- even as Republicans have called for his resignation.

Trump's rally prompted thousands of supporters to line the streets hours beforehand in a festive atmosphere that included vendors selling "Make America Great Again" hats and holding supportive signs.

Trump noted that MSNBC and CNN's ratings "dropped through the floor last night," while Fox News' ratings were "through the roof." MSNBC and CNN were the chief proponents of the Russia collusion narrative, and they suffered significant ratings losses following Mueller's report.

Retired cabinet maker Ron Smith, 51, was one of those supporters. He told the Detroit News outside the arena that although "Republicans in Congress are trying to put stumbling blocks in his path," nevertheless, "Donald Trump comes in here and gets stuff done.”