Thread by @jonathancristol

Trump's hate rally is starting right now and I'll live-tweet it here for awhile. He is in my home state of PA.

He begins by saying "we are respected again"... only days after being the laughingstock of NATO.

He launches right into an attack on the media. Then says that PA has had "the single best year in the history of our country." At least I think that's what he said... yep, now he says 3.5 years ago PA "wasn't a pretty picture."

"We are ending decades of failed trade policies."

The IMF report on the new USMCA says it will be a net loss to the US economy.

[I am glad it passed though, because doing nothing and withdrawing from NAFTA would have been worse.]

"We are on the verge of ending the NAFTA catastrophe."

Again, his agreement is said to be better for Canada and Mexico, but worse for the US.

Now we are onto impeachment of "your favorite president" and apparently, Nancy Pelosi timed USMCA announcement to "distract from impeachment."

OK.

Oh. Wait. We are back to USMCA. Oh. Wait. Now he is onto the military. Oh. Wait. Now it's election night. "That was one of the greatest evenings in the history of television."

Trump is now claiming that before he ran the NY Times was "like a leaflet in a grocery store" but now it is thick with "Trump. Trump. Trump."

"Does anybody think the media is honest."

"NO!"

"Does anybody think they are corrupt and dishonest?"

"YES!"

Maybe one of my kids will bring me a barf bag.

Space Force. "We are opening up the Space Force. And we are building everything in the United States. We build the best weapons... rockets and missiles. And we sell it to allies."

Actually, we sell to states that are not formal allies, like Trump's dear friends in Saudi Arabia.

"We were not respected four years ago. We were laughed at."

Again I remind you that Trump was literally laughed at by our allies just last week.

He makes his first possibly true statement-- "The Republicans have never been so united."

Now he is talking about the IG report. [and maybe he is being interrupted by a protester. crowd is booing]

I can't be sure but he might have just been implying that the local cops were not being aggressive enough with the protester(s?). Not sure though.

Trump now says the IG report says that the dossier was the source of the investigation and refers to the "Obama FBI" and says Steele was "passionate about Trump not being POTUS."

It literally says the opposite of that.

"You have not good people in leadership [of the FBI]." referring to Wray.

He now says the FBI sent "multiple undercover human spies to spy on the campaign."

The IG report specifically says that is not true.

Now he is slandering people who the IG report says were not involved in the start of the investigation. I hope her lawsuit is victorious.

His lies get worse and worse and worse. What a despicable, garbage human.

Now he is saying how tough this has been on his family. And now he is "cleaning up" that "filthy horrible swamp."

OK.

"You saw their so-called articles of impeachment today? They say these two things are not even a crime. Our country has had many impeachments, but it was on today and they said 'this is impeachment light.'"

I thought I heard "Bull Durham," but wasn't sure.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1204563647697227778

He is getting tougher to follow as he bounces around much more than usual.

Does Trump know yet?

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1204563930703695872

"There are no crimes. They are impeaching me and there are no crimes.... To me, impeachment is a very ugly word.... it's a dark ugly word."

I think he is saying that AOC is running things and not Nancy Pelosi.

Yes he is.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1204564938129326081

He's babbling some nonsense. "How about Green? Who said 'we have to impeach him or he'll win the election.'" I don't actually know who he's talking about.

"What the hell do I have to do with Russia?"

Cripes. This again.

Oh. Now we are on his thing about if Hillary had won we couldn't watch TV because birds would have hit the windmills and some nonsense babble.

To answer this question I recommend The Report, the best podcast I've ever heard.

https://twitter.com/jonathancristol/status/1204565816504700928

I just missed some insane "sir story" about a guy whose wife didn't love him until his 401K went up 79%.

Now he called Schiff a "crooked bastard" and a "total corrupt guy."

He is saying that the Ukrainian FM and the leaders of Ukraine are the only ones who can judge if he was pressuring them.

Actually, they are quite specifically the ones who cannot judge that BECAUSE TRUMP HAS A GUN TO THEIR HEAD!

This is in reference to ISIS.

https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1204567348126064640

"In the history of our country nobody has drawn crowds like this one... and without a guitar." and he says that Reagan would have drawn "1,000 people in a ballroom" in Pennsylvania.

"We are healing our country. We are making America great again."

Both false. The first statement even more false than the second.

Now come the guest speakers aka some candidates that I know nothing about but I assume aren't good based on that they are sharing the stage with Trump.

I will take this opportunity to try to get the kids to bed. Hopefully will be back soon.

The delightful little angels are trying to put themselves to sleep for the first time.

[inevitable smashcut to an hour from now]

Why are those monsters are still awake?

Trump didn't actually let any of those people speak. He's still going.

"When I meet dictators and presidents.... they almost always say 'sir, congratulations on your economy.'"

(I assume the reality with Lavrov today was Trump saying, "Sir, what can I do for you today?")

Now he is closely reading some statistics and he says "we ended the last administration's 'war on energy.'"

He falsely says the Dems want to eliminate production of "oil, clean coal, and natural gas."

Trump says Beto wanted to "get rid of religion, get rid of guns, and get rid of oil."

What the crap-ass-hell is this fool talking about?

He's saying some nonsense about Biden saying he wants to take healthcare from veterans and give it to illegal immigrants.

[My greatest regret in this thread is that I didn't pour a glass of scotch first.]

I mean at this point he's almost incomprehensible. It's just random catchphrases interspersed with hate and lies.

"Even joking about [staying in office for 29 years] drives [the media] crazy."

Yes. Yes it does. Context.

"Innocent Americans in all 50 states are being brutalized by illegal immigrants." he says after referring to "dangerous sanctuary cities."

I live in one of those cities and it is one of the safest in the hemisphere.

He may have said "democrat sanctuary cities" and now he's giving details of crimes committed by illegal immigrants and "these are only the cases we know about" and saying that sanctuary cities protect those criminals... which they do not.

Now he is attacking my home town. And says that PA attorney general lets "violent criminals out almost immediately." Yes I'm sure.

Reminder that illegal immigrants commit crimes at a lower rate, and for more non-fake info on immigration you should follow @AlexNowrasteh.

(lower rate than native born Americans)

[I can't believe this is happening. And by "this" I both mean, that Trump is president, that this rally is happening, and that I'm watching it.]

"Republicans will protect your right to choose [he pauses; I perk up] your doctor."

OK. I have to get the kids to bed. And puke. And get some scotch.

If he's still going, Correa-style, I'll be back in this thread later.

I hadn’t watched one of those in awhile and I have to say I find it even more depressing than I do horrifying.

I was about to say that it’s like we’re in the Upside Down, but I’d be willing to hear the Demogorgon’s stump speech and certainly wouldn’t rule out voting for it.