The Daily 202: Trump's penchant for revisionist history on display during Arizona rally

[DonViejo]

By James Hohmann August 23 at 7:00 AM

With Breanne Deppisch

THE BIG IDEA: President Trump’s raucous rally in Phoenix last night was one giant attempt to rewrite history.

-- These are the three biggest headlines out of his 76-minute speech:

* Trump threatened to shut down the federal government if Congress does not fund a border wall by the end of next month. “If we have to close down our government, we're building that wall,” he said. “We're going to have our wall!”

* He predicted that the North American Free Trade Agreement is “probably” going to be terminated “at some point.” “Personally, I don't think we can make a deal,” he said of ongoing efforts to renegotiate the terms.

* And he hinted strongly that he will pardon former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio at the right moment. “I won't do it tonight because I don't want to cause any controversy. But Sheriff Joe should feel good,” Trump said.

-- The bigger picture is that the president is in denial. His tendency to gloss over mistakes and pass the buck by recasting history in terms most favorable to himself was on vivid display. Just as the media was showing signs of starting to move on, Trump devoted more than 16 minutes to re-litigating his response to the horror in Charlottesville.

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[underpants]

1. Couldn't listen but oddly the closed caption was in German

[Buns_of_Fire]

2. As usual, an hour-long version of "Poor Poor Pitiful Me"

And they STILL haven't thought to duck-tape his goddam hands to the lectern.

Or, if they're running low on the tape, a single strip over his mouth would suffice.