Thread by @DrDanniellex2

Waiting for President Trump to address the Libertarian convention.

Chair of the Libertarian Party Angela McArdle welcomes President Trump.

President Trump takes the stage. "First President in American history to address the Libertarian National Convention," 5/25/2024.

Note: Biden was invited to address the Convention and did not accept.

Humorously Trump says he is now a Libertarian after relentless persecution

He is for "freedom of expression, freedom of religion, right to own a firearm, freedom over taxation"

""Freedom from overregulation, freedom from government discrimination, we do not have a free country if we do not have free speech"

Teaching Marxism to children is "child abuse"

No more endless war

"Defend America from attack and invasion here at home"

"Greatest threat to our country is not from enemies abroad but from...within"

Quotes Patrick Henry: "Give me liberty or give me death."

"Crooked Joe Biden is destroying our country"

They're chanting something now, I don't know what.

"Why isn't Joe Biden here speaking to you tonight? Because he can't put two sentences together."

"We should not be fighting each other. If Joe Biden gets back in, there will be no liberty for anyone in our country."

Tremendous booing going on

"Joe Biden's radical left Democrat Party is a fascist movement that wants to throw you in jail if you post a meme"

"Joe Biden is a threat to democracy"

"My mission is to liberate our nation from these fascist frauds....and to evict Crooked Joe Biden from the White House so America can be a free nation once again."

""Censors its critics, spies on its opposition, takes away the bank accounts...as an extra form of punishment...trying to put the leading candidate for President in jail, that happens to be me."

He's giving a great speech, I don't know where these boos are coming from. Setup?

"We can release limited government so that the people can have an unlimited future."

I think Trump needs to go off script now. This is a hostile crowd.

"Instead of war I made peace in the Middle East, something nobody thought was possible"

And dealt with Kim Jong Un

"You would've never had the October 7 attack in Israel"

"The Ukraine attack would never have happened"

"I withdrew from the corrupt and very expensive WHO"

"I passed the most significant criminal justice reform in history"

"Exposed the depth of corruption in the Washington Swamp"

"Lame stream media is fake"

Now Trump is pissed.

"Vote for me if you want to win"

But they won't stop booing so he says

"Keep getting your 3% every four years"

Jesus what is he going to do?

They are booing like crazy.

"What is the purpose of the Libertarian Party getting 3%?"

"I am committing to you tonight that I will put a Libertarian in my cabinet and also Libertarians in senior posts. Pretty good."

They're still booing!

Something very odd is going on here, they're going insane.

He's talking about "scrapping regulations" - now they're quieting down.

Now they're booing when he says inflation was down when he left office. (!)

Why is he talking about himself in third person?

"Drill baby drill" - economic independence - they quieted down for that.

It sounds like there are maybe 3 people who just won't stop screaming.

What is he saying about sexual harassment allegations? That it's "hell" on the accused?

Now they are quiet. He mentioned "free speech on college campuses."

They are not buying whatever he is saying about healthcare.

"Right to try" is getting some cheers.

"Nominated some 300 Constitutionalist Federal judges" - that seems to have gotten some cheers

"Cancelled DEI...and other scams" - were they cheering for that? They weren't booing.

Streamlined firing of VA people not doing their job - sounds like booing from the audience

(Break)

(Resuming)
"We will cut funding for any school pushing Marxist..."
"Keep men out of women's sports"
"Not one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate"
"Shut down Dept of Education"
CHEERING

Will defend right to bear arms, secure the elections
"Most important election in the history of our country"
"If you want to send a message to those who will take away our liberty" - we need your support

(*The third person speak was Trump quoting someone else talking about him)

"We will throw off the sick political class that hates our country"

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Great Liberation of America begins on November 5, 2024"

Who is squeezing that stupid rubber chicken

The booing has resumed as he asks for their votes

President Trump wraps it up with strength.
Amazing steadfast commitment in the face of very strong negative reaction at times.

Honestly they seem like a bunch of babies.

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