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Trump is slurring, lying, and rambling right out of the gate (Original Post) Celerity 17 hrs ago OP
Yep malaise 17 hrs ago #1
There was no conclusion. No plan. Nothing linear. yellow dahlia 17 hrs ago #28
Just the usual verbal vomit. n/t lastlib 15 hrs ago #50
Yep... IthinkThereforeIAM 16 hrs ago #45
Yummy! MorbidButterflyTat 14 hrs ago #63
I just said no - not tonight asshole malaise 7 hrs ago #69
I'm glad someone is listening, because I can't bear to do it! Coventina 17 hrs ago #2
I'm reading DU and Bluesky with the TV on in the background. That dunce doesn't need full attention, highplainsdem 17 hrs ago #10
Sounding out of breath and weak at times, too. highplainsdem 17 hrs ago #3
I agree creeksneakers2 15 hrs ago #53
Like never seen before Mz Pip 17 hrs ago #4
Dante's 9 levels of Hell comes to mind. Aussie105 14 hrs ago #62
Thanks for taking one for the team Grim Chieftain 17 hrs ago #5
+1 SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #7
You win! AllyCat 16 hrs ago #40
The world could use a televised cardiovascular event dalton99a 17 hrs ago #6
Here's hoping! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #8
This was God's one best chance to make me religious. Bluetus 16 hrs ago #36
😂 AllyCat 16 hrs ago #42
It was not 'live'.... so you are allowed to question 'why was that speech so short?' Jack Valentino 15 hrs ago #54
Like the leader in the original Star Trek's "Patterns of Force" episode. Beartracks 14 hrs ago #66
FFS he even did his "Barack Hussein Obama" shtick tishaLA 17 hrs ago #9
Did he do the double handjob? AllyCat 16 hrs ago #43
o m g flamingdem 15 hrs ago #58
Anyone watching want to recap what he's saying? Johnny2X2X 17 hrs ago #11
I lasted four minutes and it was just how great we were and what evil wicked nasty vile villian Iran is. Amaryllis 17 hrs ago #17
if Iran managed to assassinate Trump, I would fly the Iranian flag from the front of my house Jack Valentino 15 hrs ago #56
Please 🙏🏻 bamagal62 13 hrs ago #68
Nothing linear. No conclusion. No plan. yellow dahlia 17 hrs ago #30
This is what "Peace through Strength" looks like. It looks like a real stupid War. thought crime 16 hrs ago #48
Indeed. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #49
DU used to have SOTU threads leftstreet 16 hrs ago #34
We Used To Have Proper Presidents. ColoringFool 16 hrs ago #41
He did say SCantiGOP 15 hrs ago #57
He's a madman. MuirHero 17 hrs ago #12
Big strong widow, tears in her eyes, said, "Sir sir sir! Please finish the job Coventina 17 hrs ago #13
Who refers to a widow NJCher 14 hrs ago #67
🫸🏼 dweller 17 hrs ago #14
Looks like he's just ranting Renew Deal 17 hrs ago #15
FUCKING LIAR. spanone 17 hrs ago #16
I see your point. thought crime 16 hrs ago #47
He sounds like he's drunk. Dulcinea 17 hrs ago #18
They have him all drugged up. MuirHero 17 hrs ago #24
How long before he starts blasting the SCOTUS? Totally Tunsie 17 hrs ago #19
I would bet my next paycheck he has CHF. Dulcinea 17 hrs ago #23
Sure hope so. MuirHero 17 hrs ago #25
CHF with a triple sidecar of dementia, agingdem 17 hrs ago #29
Lets roll that HTN under the CHF and add a CVA. Maru Kitteh 15 hrs ago #52
He seems out of breath. Kind of wheezy. 🤞 DevineAli 16 hrs ago #37
Wow, you're actually watching this? BigmanPigman 17 hrs ago #20
It was bonkers. yellow dahlia 16 hrs ago #32
I'm sure Steven Miller helped to write it. BigmanPigman 16 hrs ago #35
"We're going to bomb them back to the stone age in the next few weeks " crazylikafox 17 hrs ago #21
Who would stop this lunatic from dropping a nuke on Iran? MuirHero 17 hrs ago #27
I don't know. I hope there is someone who will stop him. AllyCat 16 hrs ago #46
And THAT'S How You Bring Democracy, Folks! ColoringFool 16 hrs ago #44
Again the lie that Obama just gave Iran the money. boonecreek 17 hrs ago #22
Nope...not dead yet. Totally Tunsie 17 hrs ago #26
He is in the "Hitler moving phantom armies around a map" phase Aristus 17 hrs ago #31
He just read from the script -- Grammy23 16 hrs ago #33
It seemed like he read from all the middle of the night rants he posted recently, yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #51
Did he bring a map of the ballroom? Bayard 16 hrs ago #38
good one flamingdem 15 hrs ago #59
Trump and hi speechwriters deserve a medal . . . AverageOldGuy 16 hrs ago #39
I told msbetrayus while watching Sleepy Don generalbetrayus 15 hrs ago #55
AND his great new healthcare plan will be announced in the next "two weeks" Jack Valentino 15 hrs ago #60
So, I have a confession to make blue_jay 15 hrs ago #61
I watched the entire 20 minutes. No slurring and no rambling. phxjurist 14 hrs ago #64
So this 'nothing new speech' had nothing new in it? Aussie105 14 hrs ago #65

yellow dahlia

(5,899 posts)
28. There was no conclusion. No plan. Nothing linear.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:30 PM
17 hrs ago

Lots of threats strung together in a sentence salad.

Say what!!!?

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,308 posts)
45. Yep...
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 10:07 PM
16 hrs ago

... I watched the first few minutes then jumped in the car to get some fresh mustard and dill relish for my supper of hot dogs w/french fried onions.

highplainsdem

(62,168 posts)
10. I'm reading DU and Bluesky with the TV on in the background. That dunce doesn't need full attention,
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:10 PM
17 hrs ago

and I'm curious to see some reactions to his babbling.

Aussie105

(7,927 posts)
62. Dante's 9 levels of Hell comes to mind.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:42 PM
14 hrs ago

Brought to you by POTUS Trump, right to your doorstep.

1. Limbo: For virtuous non-Christians and unbaptized infants.
2. Lust: For those who succumbed to carnal desires.
3. Gluttony: For the excessively indulgent.
4. Greed: For the avaricious and prodigal.
5. Wrath: For the angry and sullen.
6. Heresy: For those who denied the faith.
7. Violence: For the violent against others, self, and God.
8. Fraud: For deceivers and manipulators.
9. Treachery: For traitors and betrayers.

Trump qualifies for levels 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

His place is assured!

Bluetus

(2,805 posts)
36. This was God's one best chance to make me religious.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:48 PM
16 hrs ago

If that pig had collapsed into a heap on camera, then I would seriously have had to consider the possibility of gods.

IOW, God, you had just one simple job to do and ....

Jack Valentino

(5,029 posts)
54. It was not 'live'.... so you are allowed to question 'why was that speech so short?'
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:04 PM
15 hrs ago

Could have even been A.I.---- did anyone count his fingers?
NO, because we never SAW THEM!!!!!




These days, it could possibly take "a while" to know that some leader is actually DEAD,
if his sychophants tried to conceal that fact!

Beartracks

(14,605 posts)
66. Like the leader in the original Star Trek's "Patterns of Force" episode.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 12:02 AM
14 hrs ago

This was the "Nazi episode" where the leader was propped up for televised speeches with a big mic in front of his face so you couldn't see that his lips weren't moving. Granted, he was just very heavily drugged -- but at least he sat there live and not taped!

==================

tishaLA

(14,779 posts)
9. FFS he even did his "Barack Hussein Obama" shtick
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:09 PM
17 hrs ago

and dogging the Iran nuclear deal. He's a mess. And he sounds terrible.

Johnny2X2X

(24,212 posts)
11. Anyone watching want to recap what he's saying?
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:10 PM
17 hrs ago

Ending war? War escalating. Nuclear holocaust?

Amaryllis

(11,299 posts)
17. I lasted four minutes and it was just how great we were and what evil wicked nasty vile villian Iran is.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:14 PM
17 hrs ago

Jack Valentino

(5,029 posts)
56. if Iran managed to assassinate Trump, I would fly the Iranian flag from the front of my house
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:14 PM
15 hrs ago

for the next few months..... !



yellow dahlia

(5,899 posts)
30. Nothing linear. No conclusion. No plan.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:33 PM
17 hrs ago

It was a string of sentence salad, peppered with threats. What was the point?

thought crime

(1,569 posts)
48. This is what "Peace through Strength" looks like. It looks like a real stupid War.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 10:30 PM
16 hrs ago

That's the point. "War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength."

Coventina

(29,738 posts)
13. Big strong widow, tears in her eyes, said, "Sir sir sir! Please finish the job
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:12 PM
17 hrs ago

in their honor!"

on edit: (as reported by my husband who is listening)

NJCher

(43,170 posts)
67. Who refers to a widow
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 12:13 AM
14 hrs ago

As big and strong?

Doesn’t the fact that she is big and strong make her comment not so important?

I am laughing so hard at this. I have this vision in my head of a widow with Popeye biceps. Tears in her eyes. Sir ! Sir!



Renew Deal

(85,175 posts)
15. Looks like he's just ranting
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:14 PM
17 hrs ago

Nothing new except lies and the incorrect intelligence that he was fooled into believing.

spanone

(141,633 posts)
16. FUCKING LIAR.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:14 PM
17 hrs ago

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Dulcinea

(10,099 posts)
18. He sounds like he's drunk.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:15 PM
17 hrs ago

Sad, pathetic old man desperate for attention. He was upstaged by the Artemis 2 launch today. Can't have that.

James Austin Johnson's SNL parody of the Fascist Felon is spot on! Looking forward to the next cold open!

Totally Tunsie

(11,854 posts)
19. How long before he starts blasting the SCOTUS?
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:16 PM
17 hrs ago

Going on and on and on...and saying nothing.

Why is he so breathless???

agingdem

(8,856 posts)
29. CHF with a triple sidecar of dementia,
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:32 PM
17 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Apr 1, 2026, 10:08 PM - Edit history (1)

hypertension, and senile narcolepsy..

Maru Kitteh

(31,767 posts)
52. Lets roll that HTN under the CHF and add a CVA.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 10:57 PM
15 hrs ago

At least one event, I really feel he’s had two distinct event periods.


BigmanPigman

(55,171 posts)
20. Wow, you're actually watching this?
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:17 PM
17 hrs ago

If you are then "thank you" for taking one for the team. I can't watch unless I want to have a heart attack in 2 minutes.

yellow dahlia

(5,899 posts)
32. It was bonkers.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:35 PM
16 hrs ago

I can't figure out - did someone actually compose (write) that speech deliberately? Or did he just read all of his recent middle of the night rantings on "antisocial untruth:?

crazylikafox

(2,927 posts)
21. "We're going to bomb them back to the stone age in the next few weeks "
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:20 PM
17 hrs ago

I don’t think he’s ending the war

boonecreek

(1,511 posts)
22. Again the lie that Obama just gave Iran the money.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:20 PM
17 hrs ago

I wonder if anyone in the MSM will point out that it was their money.
and all Obama did was lift the sanctions. I'm not hopeful.

Aristus

(72,188 posts)
31. He is in the "Hitler moving phantom armies around a map" phase
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:33 PM
17 hrs ago

of autocratic dementia.

Grammy23

(6,123 posts)
33. He just read from the script --
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:41 PM
16 hrs ago

Or repeated what had been drilled into him. Flat affect, monotone throughout most of it even though he was reciting all of his greatest hits. Sounded like a lot of bragging and boasting and frankly got repetitious about two minutes in.

I started out half way listening but quickly returned to my Pinterest scrolling. It was mind numbingly boring but I’m sure some of his tiny core base will sing his praises. 🙄

yellow dahlia

(5,899 posts)
51. It seemed like he read from all the middle of the night rants he posted recently,
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 10:53 PM
15 hrs ago

on "antisocial untruth".

AverageOldGuy

(3,841 posts)
39. Trump and hi speechwriters deserve a medal . . .
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:54 PM
16 hrs ago

. . . for packing 500 pounds of bullshit into a 5 pound bag. Got to be a world record.

generalbetrayus

(1,863 posts)
55. I told msbetrayus while watching Sleepy Don
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:10 PM
15 hrs ago

that if lies were dynamite, he could level the rest of the White House all by himself.

Jack Valentino

(5,029 posts)
60. AND his great new healthcare plan will be announced in the next "two weeks"
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:33 PM
15 hrs ago

AND all Americans will get a 'tariff rebate',

And

"the check is in the mail, I love you,
and I promise not to C** in your mouth!'"


(The last part is actually a quote from the 1980's movie,
"To Live And Die In L.A."..... which I still find to be prescient about 'lies'!)




(The movie starred Willem Defoe as the main counter-fitter,
and William Peterson who later had a starring role on TV's "CSI"....)

blue_jay

(264 posts)
61. So, I have a confession to make
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:34 PM
15 hrs ago

I scrolled to figure out what was in the video but once I clicked on his part I couldn't watch him talk so I decide to watch the Artemis II launch instead, seemed more interesting. Am I the only one?

A good place to start that is at the 3:38min mark in the video but you can go back 10 minutes or longer to listen to all of the pre flight, countdown, etc. Was more exciting to see than I had anticipated (I put it on full screen mode). Pretty inspiring that they are doing this too, hopefully the mission will go well over the next 10 days.

Does anyone think I should go back and listen to the other parts of the video? I probably should. Thank you Celerity for the post. Would not have seen this footage of the launch otherwise.

phxjurist

(65 posts)
64. I watched the entire 20 minutes. No slurring and no rambling.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:48 PM
14 hrs ago

Trump stuck to the script. The script was written on a sixth grade level, however.

Aussie105

(7,927 posts)
65. So this 'nothing new speech' had nothing new in it?
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:52 PM
14 hrs ago

Got my hopes up.

Silly me!

He has backed himself into a corner and all the bluff, bravado and sabre rattling isn't working for once.

Any man with a shred of sanity would have said 'OK, hit me with the 25th amendment, and lock me up for all my misdeeds. I really need the peace and quiet!'

Instead - running on an empty tank only held upright and kept rambling on from the drugs he gets fed.

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