Trump Bemoans Attacks That Halted Midterm ‘Momentum’

on October 19, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona.
MESA, AZ - OCTOBER 19: President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters during a rally at the International Air Response facility on October 19, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. President Trump is holding rallies in Ar... MESA, AZ - OCTOBER 19: President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters during a rally at the International Air Response facility on October 19, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. President Trump is holding rallies in Arizona, Montana and Nevada, campaigning for Republican candidates running for the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump lamented Thursday that Republican midterm momentum was stopped due to the fact that nobody was talking about the election in the light of the attempted pipe bombings and the fatal shooting at the Pittsburgh synagogue.

“We did have some stop the momentum that was incredible because for seven days nobody talked about the election to stop the momentum,” he said at a campaign rally in Missouri. “More importantly, we have to take care of our people, and we don’t care about momentum when it comes to a disgrace that happened to the country, but it did nevertheless stop a certain momentum but now that momentum is picking up.”

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  1. “We did have some stop the momentum that was incredible because for seven days nobody talked about the election to stop the momentum,” he said at a campaign rally in Missouri. “More importantly, we have to take care of our people, and we don’t care about momentum when it comes to a disgrace that happened to the country, but it did nevertheless stop a certain momentum but now that momentum is picking up.”

    I tried running this through Google Translator. I ended up with an on-line auto mechanic trying to sell me muffler bearings.
  2. Trump’s crowd must be pretty smart, they can understand it ! (I think)

  3. “I hate it when bombers and assassins get more attention than me,” he added. “I mean, what do I have to do? Kill somebody?”

  4. It’s one thing to be an insensitive fool, it is another to put it so proudly and arrogantly on display.

  5. Avatar for ceenik ceenik says:

    Translation: I had to send more troops to the border trying to get attention back to my fake crisis from actual crises. Sad!

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