Trump Aides Spin Fear-Mongering RNC Speech As ‘Profoundly Optimistic’

Paul Manafort , senior aid to Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump attends an event on foreign policy in Washington on Wednesday April 27, 2016 in Washington, DC, USA. Photo by Olivier Douliery/Sipa USA
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Donald Trump’s top aide, Paul Manafort, and communications director, Stephen Miller, rejected criticism of the real estate mogul’s speech Thursday at the Republican National Convention as “dark.” Instead, they argued Trump’s address was “profoundly optimistic.”

CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Manafort to respond to a former speechwriter for George H.W. Bush who tweeted that Trump’s speech was “very dark and frightening.”

Trump spoke on a variety of topics, including a dark description of the state of crime in America, falsely claiming that violence had risen under President Obama.

“It wasn’t dark, it was reality,” Manafort said. Miller also chimed in to say the one-hour-and-15-minute-long speech was “profoundly optimistic.”

When asked why Trump’s was the longest campaign speech in history, Miller at first said that the campaign had broken a lot of records, including with the number of votes it earned.

When pressed, Miller said, “The crowd wanted it that way. They wanted more and more and more.”

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  1. I really wished I hadn’t watched it.

    As commented on by others, if anyone dares to mention anything about HRC’s tone or volume level needs to shut the hell up.

    This speech was like listening to Rush Limbaugh.

  2. He actually managed to make Rudy’s ratings sound quaint…

  3. This is the low point for us Democrats. Our opponents have finished their inning and now it is our turn. We will score runs.

    And to make us feel a little better while their pitcher warms up, I offer the link below, a Bloomberg editorial excoriating Mr. Trump’s acceptance speech. A very good read. It will bring a smile to your face. Guaranteed.

    Bloomberg Editorial

  4. Excellent point!! I repeated this fact to myself while watching Donnie Dipstick’s shout-fest.

  5. Manafort and Trump are indeed optimistic, that they can fool enough voters into putting this mini-Mussolini in the White House. I hope and pray (well, hope anyway) that they are wrong. It’s beyond scary at this point.

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