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17 Dec, 5 tweets, 1 min read

Let me tell you again about the night I hosted the Prime Minister of Japan for dinner — right over there. . .

Right, it was the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake you've ever seen — and then, right on the piazza, the Pentagon called. It was one of my generals. . .

. . .those generals are so overrated. Did I tell you the 2020 election was rigged? It was stolen from me, and everybody knows it. . .

. . .and did I tell you about our rally in Tulsa? We had a crowd of a million people, far as the eye could see. ..

. . .and then I met the Queen — she told me I was the most fabulous world leader she’s ever met — I thought I could sell her one of our condos in Scotland. . . .

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