When I saw this excerpt from the press rambling press conference yesterday, I was amazed. I have to wonder... was he high on something? It sure seems like it. Extreme denial, delusional... ? I boldfaced a couple things that no person who can think rationally would say. And then there's the bit about the electoral vote obsession. Ronald Reagan won 525 electoral votes in 1984. The racism part caught my eye -- the exact opposite of what they are doing. And the massive disconnect between the question and the response. Perhaps more disturbing than this, and much of the rest of his irrational and/or disconnected ramble, is the people who cannot perceive anything amiss with this person. What is wrong with them, I wonder?
REPORTER: Mr. President, since your election campaign, and even after your victory, we’ve seen a sharp rise in anti-Semitic—anti-Semitic incidents across the United States. And I wonder what do you say to those among the Jewish community in the States and in Israel, and maybe around the world, who believe and feel that your administration is playing with xenophobia and maybe racist tones.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, I just want to say that we are, you know, very honored by the victory that we had: 306 Electoral College votes. We were not supposed to crack 220. You know that, right? There was no way to 221. But then they said, "There’s no way to 270." And there’s tremendous enthusiasm out there. I will say that we are going to have peace in this country. We are going to stop crime in this country. We are going to do everything within our power to stop long-simmering racism and every other thing that’s going on, because a lot of bad things have been taking place over a long period of time. I think one of the reasons I won the election is we have a very, very divided nation. Very divided. And hopefully I’ll be able to do something about that. And I—you know, it’s something that was very important to me. As far as people, Jewish people, so many friends, a daughter, who happens to be here right now, a son-in-law and three beautiful grandchildren—I think that you’re going to see a lot different United States of America over the next three, four or eight years. I think a lot of good things are happening. And you’re going to see a lot of love. You’re going to see a lot of love. OK? Thank you.
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