| | | Trump’s speech was full of exaggerated and false talking points
Joan E Greve
The former president consistently painted a misleading image of his years in office, recalling nonexistent global peace, secure borders and a strong economy
Former president Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he stands on stage at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP
Wed 16 Nov 2022 01.02 EST
Donald Trump’s announcement that he will run for president again in 2024 was met with joy, dismay and mockery across the political spectrum.
Making the widely anticipated announcement at his Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday night, Trump delivered remarks that would feel quite familiar to anyone who has watched one of his many campaign rallies. Looking back on America as he left the presidency in early 2021, Trump painted a rosy and often misleading picture of a nation that had established secure borders, a strong economy and global peace.
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Trump largely ignored the global pandemic that defined his final year as president and killed more than 400,000 Americans before he stepped down. He made the bizarre claim that the country had gone decades without a war while he was president, even though the war in Afghanistan was still unfolding at the end of his term. And Trump delivered the baseless declaration that the US-Mexican border had been “erased” since Joe Biden was sworn in.
Trump used these consistently exaggerated and frequently false talking points to make his case for a third presidential bid.
“Two years ago, we were a great nation, and soon we will be a great nation again,” Trump said. “In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States.” |
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