"Teleprompter Trump" in Detroit right now

[oberliner]

He is doing exactly what he mocked Hillary for.

Clearly reading something he didn't write.

Very awkward off the teleprompter.

Probably the media will say how "on message" he is, and how this is some kind of great pivot.

But it's just not him.

[MattP]

1. Detroit has Democrats in control of every level of government

[vadermike]

2. Ugh

I m worried they are gonna as game changer and rehabilitate him to where he can win this GOTV stop this asshole

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Don't worry - he's past rehabilitation.

[Siwsan]

3. This could lose him some of the lunatic fringe, also known as his "base"

He keeps them coming to the rallies because he fires them up and they think he's speaking for and about them. If he starts running a 'traditional' style campaign, they will likely lose interest and accuse him of selling out.

[oberliner]

4. They don't seem to be going anywhere

This speech is fascinating. He is like Ron Burgundy. Reading off teleprompter. No idea what he is saying.

Also, continuous interruptions from protestors that he is ignoring.

But this will go over well with mainstream Republicans. But he is just not himself.

[pinboy3niner]

5. Lying again about Hillary wanting to tax the middle class

[awake]

6. He keeps having to stop for protesters that keep getting removed

It is all he can do not to go off scrip as he keeps being interrupted.

[Generic Brad]

7. I've seen at least 6 protesters

I came in mid speech and do not have access to audio. But in the past 5 minutes he has been interrupted at least 6. Make that 7 times

[awake]

8. they just keep coming, mostly women being man handled as they are "escorted out"

[procon]

9. And then he puts on his mean face. Watch him...

his brow lowers, his jaws juts forward, his lips press into tight line, his eyes scrunch up... its quite comical. If you've ever watched kids, he's acting out just like a 4 year old.

[awake]

10. It is great that the protesters are one by one and not all at once

what little timing Trump had is now completely messed up. No good sound bites for this talk.

[oberliner]

14. Did you hear what any of them said?

I couldn't make any of it out.

[awake]

16. Sorry I did not hear anything, maybe they are holding up the constitution

[oberliner]

17. I have noticed that they have all been women

For what that is worth.

I wonder who coordinated this protest effort. It seems very well-structured.

[awake]

21. I just saw my first guy but the rest have been woman

[deurbano]

29. Code Pink? Medea Benjamin even got into the Republican convention!

[deurbano]

30. Michigan People's Campaign

http://www.vox.com/2016/8/8/12403252/trump-economic-policy-speech-interrupted-17-protesters

[nolabear]

11. He'll ask all gov't agencies to make a list of all their unnecessary regulations? Srsly?

Um, if they made them don't they think...oh, never mind.

[nolabear]

12. The enthusiasm from the audience is under whelming.

He's not going to be able to take this for long.

[oberliner]

13. He is going after TPP and NAFTA

Don't most Republicans support those?

Edit to Add: There is near silence when he talks about TPP in this speech.

[rjsquirrel]

15. He's trying to talk to rich guys

and blue collar guys at the same time (and it is guys!). It isn't cohering as a result.

[oberliner]

18. This audience seems more in the rich guy camp

And they aren't all that keen on his appeals to the blue collar types.

[mopinko]

23. but then insists that trade is good.

ummmm.

[oberliner]

25. He also identified Ivanka as his top economic advisor

In fact, she was the only one he mentioned by name, and asked her to stand up.

[greatauntoftriplets]

19. He's not making eye contact with the 100 people in the audience either.

At least that's what the tepid applause sounds like.

[nolabear]

20. He keeps saying "Thank you" before any applause (or lack of applause).

[NastyRiffraff]

22. He hates teleprompters

because he's so bloody awful at reading them.

[oberliner]

24. Yesterday at his rallies, he mocked Hillary for using them

He literally did an impersonation of Hillary that involved her turning to her right and left to read words off a teleprompter.

Then today, he did that exact same thing that he was just mocking her for doing.

[ecstatic]

32. He's the king of projection! nt

[B Calm]

27. All that reading and the only word I heard was titties.

[Cryptoad]

28. Reckon Comrade Trump is ,,,

dyslexic????? ,,,, he seems to really struggle with reading off the teleprompter

[hibbing]

31. pivot, optics, optics, pivot n/t