I’m told the remarks Donald Trump is delivering now were written by a combination of the “usual folks” around the president. The speech has circulated among his advisers. He’s being encouraged to emphasize “the successes down ballot” and that this was “not a repudiation.”
Effort underway to make sure this is not just Donald Trump spouting off. But as we know, even if he diligently reads a prepared text, he often finds a way to spout off. Especially during back and forth with the media.
You can tell when Trump is commenting on what he’s reading vs. when he’s reading from the text: “... and by the way...” “... tremendous...” “... fantastically well...” “... for that matter...” + when he looks up + repeats himself or adds an observation to what he’s just repeated.
Trump’s remarks are a continuation of what he’s been doing for weeks: identifying reasons for a loss he knew was coming that have nothing to do with his failures. A fmr sr WH official told me: “I don’t think he wants to lose. I think he wants to have excuses for why he did lose.”
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