travel report 12 -- Trump remarks over

The president spoke for 89 minutes on a variety of topics. Attendees began trickling out at about 30 minutes and continued to the end.

Trump told his audience that many people were saying that he has had the best first 100 days ever of any president, that he had stopped illegal immigration and was deporting criminal aliens.

“We’re ushering in the golden age of America.”

Talked about his “front-row joes,” calling out Mr. Wall, who dresses in a brick patterned suit, the women from North Carolina.

Criticized predecessor Joe Biden for allowing in an “invasion” of migrants entering illegally.

Criticized former VP Kamala Harris, mocking her first name.

“I had to fight two candidates.”

Called migrants: “People of crime of the absolute highest level.”

Said if he had not won in November, we would have been a third-world country.

“They cheat at elections, they cheat like hell.”

Said he had deployed the US military to stop the “invasion” at the border.

Loading up big 757s with migrants. “They are sick.”

Said the operator of the Auto Pen was actually the president, not Biden.

Transnational gangs, insane asylums, Tren de Aragua, TdA.

“We are delivering mass deportation.”

Said the “worst of the worst” are being sent to the prison in El Salvador, then showed a video of migrants being dragged onto planes in chains to a driving music beat.

(The video went on for several minutes, and the audience cheered and chanted USA afterward.)

Trump said that Democrats tried to jail him because he was their political opponent.

Trump complained about recent polls showing that he and his policies are unpopular.

“Ninety-seven percent of the stories about me were negative, think of it, and yet we won in a landslide.”

Claiming, again, that the price of eggs is down “87 percent” since he took office.

Calls Brooke Rollins his “commissioner of agriculture” and says she did a great job of getting eggs for Easter.

Claims were are states where gasoline prices are down to $1.98 a gallon and mortgage rates are down and prescription drug prices are down.

“The fake news won’t ever tell you that.”

Claims that grocery prices are down.”

Back to $1.98/gallon a gas except now it’s going on “in a lot of states.”

Says he knows more than the Fed Chair about interest rates. “Believe me.” Also the Fed chair is not doing a good job, which he is not supposed to do.

Says in “legitimate” polls he has approvals in the 60s and 70s.

Lies, again, about the 2020 election: “I like the three victories, which we absolutely had.”

Claiming that trade deficits “lose” the country money.

“We lost billions and billions of dollars a day.”

Then polled which insult is better for Biden: “Sleep Joe? Or Crooked Joe?”

Now on the topic of Biden going to the beach and falling asleep in his chair.

“He would fall asleep with cameras blazing.’

“Clean beautiful coal.”

“You now China uses coal.”

He then criticized the “Green New Scam” and wind turbines and electric vehicle mandate.”

“I’ve already imposed a 25 percent tariff on all foreign automobiles.”

An attendee near the front started some type of disturbance and was led out by security. Trump said the young man was actually a “she.”

Brought to the stage Brian Pannebacker, the retired auto worker who frequently speaks at Trump rallies, who pitched a book he is writing about his support of Trump.

Trump then turned to the tariffs he began levying in his first term on steel and aluminum and washing machines, which he began after people came to him with their tears in their eyes.

He returned to his interpretation of tariffs and international trade, calling trade deficits to countries “subsidies” to those countries. The amount lost per day increased to $5 billion.

Then moved to the commencement address he is planned to do on Thursday.

“They’re going to have the biggest crowd they’ve ever had.”

“Trillions of dollars are pouring into the United States.”

Back to claiming that Democrats cheat in elections.

One hour in, he brings to the stage Stephen Miller. “There is nobody smarter or tougher than Stephen Miller.”

Miller shouts much praise about Trump for about a minute, hugs Trump, and steps down.

(Another rallygoer was led out, this time in handcuffs. No one on stage remarked on it.)

Trump then brought up WH aide Margo Martin, who said only: “Trump 2028, anyone?”

Then he brought up CNN’s Scott Jennings.

Bragging about getting rid of paper straws and flow restrictors. “We’ve opened up your water.”

“We’re giving you gas stoves.”

Discussed Elon Musk’s rocket that gets captured by arms at the launch gantry, which has become a favorite story of his at rallies.

Making federal workers return to the office.

(About 70 minutes in, the trickle of departures has increased somewhat in volume.)

Back to complaining about the criminal investigations against him, says he was investigated more than Alphonse Capone.

Laptop from hell.

He brought back free speech and ended DEI and made it official policy of the US government that there are two genders, male and female.

Stopped men from competing in women’s sports, puberty blocks.

Military has great recruiting. “Six months ago, nobody wanted to join the military.”

Gulf of America. Mount McKinley.

Some summaries and quotes below. Pool was hustled out at 1930 back to the press vans.

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S.V. D�te

Senior White House Correspondent

HuffPost

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