This morning, Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort promised that Trump would be on message during his rally today and that “the campaign is focused and the campaign is moving forward in a positive way.”
Paul Manafort, call your office.
Today’s rally in Florida was wildly off message—even by Trumpian standards. The Republican nominee challenged President Obama to a game of golf (for the presidency), re-litigated his feud with Megyn Kelly and once again called Senator Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas.” As The Hill’s Cate Martel tweeted, this supposed pivot felt “even more like a therapy session than usual.”
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This Trump speech feels even more like a therapy session than usual.
— Cate Martel (@CateMartel) August 3, 2016
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Ah. On message. Trump now litigating Megyn Kelly “blood” comments. And NYT reporter with disability.
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 3, 2016 -
I see the reset has begun. https://t.co/rrieeR9rgr
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) August 3, 2016
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If anyone thought the Pocahontas (Warren) trolling would stop after veepstakes, they were mistaken.
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) August 3, 2016 -
Trump on Rs who don’t like him: “You have no choice, you have to vote for me, I’m sorry”
— Steven Lemongello (@SteveLemongello) August 3, 2016
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Trump, as he does every so often, is re-litigating many of his controversies during the primaries and blaming the press.
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) August 3, 2016 -
In Florida, Trump jokes he should challenge Obama to a round of golf, with the presidency being the winner’s prize. He says he would win.
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) August 3, 2016
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“People say I should play Obama for the Presidency,” Trump says. I’m not sure that’s the best road to 270.
— Phil Elliott (@Philip_Elliott) August 3, 2016 -
“It’s the best in being united since it began” — Donald Trump, attempting to summarize his campaign
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 3, 2016
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.@realDonaldTrump in Daytona Beach: “Look what’s going on, folks. We’re like a third world nation.”
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 3, 2016 -
Trump: “we’ve got to stop being the stupid country run by very stupid people”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 3, 2016
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Trump tells Florida audience existing walls on Mexican border have “ramps” to allow money to go out and drugs to come in
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 3, 2016 -
Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton might appoint Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Supreme Court. Then adds: “What an insult to Pocahontas, right?”
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) August 3, 2016
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Donald Trump: Look at our sad space program – “we’re like a third-world nation!” Do third-world nations have sad space programs
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 3, 2016 -
Trump decrying “mess” in Libya caused by intervention that he was in favor of.
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 3, 2016
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TRUMP: “[Clinton][/Clinton] should get an award from them as a founder of ISIS.”
CROWD: “Lock her up! Lock her up!”— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) August 3, 2016
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Trump on his campaign: “the biggest problem we have is the dishonest press”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 3, 2016
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Trump on the press: “It’s the single biggest problem we have in terms of victory”
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Trump is now complaining about another ad being run against him. It’s going to be a long 97 days
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 3, 2016
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We’re now reliving the lead up to the FL primary & the negative ads that were up.
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) August 3, 2016 -
Trump now re-litigating the Megyn Kelly thing, because of course.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) August 3, 2016
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Whoa. Trump just said 9/11 hijackers wouldn’t have been here under a Trump Muslim ban.
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) August 3, 2016 -
Trump says he is a champion of people with disabilities because “I spend millions of dollars on ramps”
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) August 3, 2016
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Hm. Isn’t every property owner required by law to make their buildings handicapped-accessible? https://t.co/sWYTaHyipn
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 3, 2016 -
Trump says he predicted Brexit: “When it happened I got no credit.”
— Steve Peoples (@sppeoples) August 3, 2016