Donald Trump screamed about criminal cases and the value of Mar-a-Lago while trying to dodge and spin abortion issues in a horrific press conference.
Trump first complained about Mar-a-Lago’s value in the New York fraud case:
Trump literally walked up to the microphone and immediately complained about Mar-a-Lago’s rating in his fraud case. pic.twitter.com/Dl5JT1quEI
– Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 12, 2024
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Speaker Mike Johnson then supported the already debunked claim that illegal immigrants will vote in presidential elections:
Speaker Mike Johnson lies and claims that illegal immigrants can register to vote and vote by signing up for a driver’s license or welfare. These statements have been verified and are not true.
Fact check: https://t.co/MZxZGpn8BO pic.twitter.com/KlPkj3kyvk
– Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 12, 2024
Trump recycled his lie that Democrats want to kill babies after birth:
Trump repeats his lie that Democrats execute children after birth. pic.twitter.com/XKbRSbCt5s
– Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 12, 2024
After lying and claiming that FISA had been used to spy on his presidential campaign and calling Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to vacate “unfortunate.” Trump said he would testify at his criminal trial in Manhattan:
The entire event lasted 20 minutes, including questions. Trump repeated his bait-and-switches on abortion, raised alarms about immigration and revealed that he is Newsmax’s grandfatherly presidential candidate.
Trump has offered the American people no ideas or solutions, and if you were watching the show as a viewer who doesn’t get your news from Fox News or Newsmax, you would have no idea what Trump was talking about.
The Trump-Johnson event was terrible, really bad, almost an open and cold parody of Saturday Night Live.
Donald Trump reminded the nation that he is only running for president again to try to avoid a criminal conviction and potentially prison time.
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