Lawrence O’Donnell on what trump accomplished in his speech tonight: “After Mitch McConnell issued a proof of life photograph earlier this week, donald trump delivered a proof of dementia video tonight! Twenty-five minutes of it.”
We watched Trump's dangerous and deranged speech so you don't have to. Here are the moments you need to know about:
— He openly laid groundwork to challenge the midterms. He claimed our elections were "compromised," clearly setting up the justification to tamper with results before a single vote is counted.
— He said he'll "correct vulnerabilities" in our elections. Translation: he told you exactly what he plans to interfere with.
— He contradicted himself on China in real time. He first claimed China was "working to influence" and "undermining confidence" in him, then said he was doing a "great job" with them back when he made the claim. He couldn't keep his own conspiracy straight.
— He claimed China rigged the 2020 election, this time by getting journalists to write bad stories about him, because China supposedly wanted Biden to win since Trump was "wise to them."
— He said they found "burn bags" from the Obama Administration full of supposedly incriminating material, without ever saying what was actually in them.
— He said he needs "urgent measures" to stop our elections from being "hacked," citing Maduro's rigged machines in Venezuela in 2020 as his "evidence."
— He attacked networks for not airing him live, accusing them of being "part of the conspiracy to rig elections" and suggesting they should lose their broadcast licenses.
— He announced he wants to seize voter data from states he's deemed "vulnerable" ahead of the midterms.
This was a sitting president telegraphing, step by step, how he plans to undermine the 2026 midterms with egregious lies and conspiracy theories.
@SecWar So Pete was a total fag in High School? Should have known with his prancing and hair gel!! BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! https://t.co/8RGcvvVV38
Wut?
Trump accidentally released intelligence that shows Putin trying to help Trump frame Biden on Burisma.
I knew Trump was working with Russia to steal the election!
Lock his traitorous ass up
Wow, this citizen owns these FBI agents who turn up at his house because of a social media post he made.
Look at the defeat on their faces and in their posture.
This dude wins the internet today for standing firm with these people. This is how you do it!
Police body slam woman peacefully protesting ICE—give her concussion.
"I was targeted," she said.
"Made example of so more 'loud mouth' protesters like me would stop showing up."
2 officers throw her to ground and land on top of her—so hard she needs treatment for concussion.
Annya Mari is well known for protesting ICE for the past 20 years with no criminal record—until now.
She has now been charged with "harassment of a public official."
Incident occurred outside the ICE facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
This racist white woman was on the train & she got mad at the driver because he wouldn’t just stop & let her off so she starts bragging about how she has a Masters degree & how shes so much smarter than everyone else. She called numerous riders the N word & other slurs too.
🚨BREAKING: ICE agents were filmed assaulting, handcuffing, and kidnapping a U.S. citizen in Passaic, New Jersey… while refusing to even look at the ID he repeatedly begged them to check.
A man is pleading with federal agents to verify who he is…
And they refused.
Instead, one agent says, “We need to get him on the ground,” puts him in a chokehold, throws him to the ground, and multiple agents pile on top of him before handcuffing him, and throwing him into their vehicle.
Under the Fourth Amendment, the government cannot arrest, or seize someone, without probable cause that they have committed, are committing, or are about to commit an offense that authorizes the arrest.
U.S. citizens are also not required to carry identification unless they’re driving a motorized vehicle.
And if federal agents are refusing to verify someone’s identity before arresting them, then they are openly ignoring the constitution.
Which should terrify every American.
Because that means no one is safe from being kidnapped by the government… and disappeared.
Every agent involved should be publicly identified, and DHS should be forced to explain why they believed they had the legal authority to seize someone, while refusing to verify who he was.
This cannot become normal.
MAGA man stabs worker at mall 15 times—told police "Because of his religion."
First he asked worker, "Are you Muslim?"
Then told him, "Pray aloud in your language."
At that point he began to stab him more than 15 times.
Attacker post photo of himself wearing "Trump 2024" hat with caption "Save America."
The suspect in custody, Peter Michael Larsen, was previously convicted of assault on a police officer and arson—and given prison sentence of up to 15 years.
But he was released early after just 2 1/2 years.
The victim, Sohail Uddin, required emergency surgeries on his hands, heart, and lungs.
He is still listed in critical condition.
Incident occurred inside the Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City, Utah.
So apparently, the Secret Service is FURIOUS at JD Vance for using a military helicopter to fly his son to his fucking golf lesson. These people are ridiculous. Could you imagine if Kamala Harris did this?!