Trump Tried Partisan Applause Lines Inside The Pentagon. Nobody Applauded

[skews13]

The president went to the Pentagon on Thursday to deliver what was supposed to be a speech announcing the findings of the Defense Department’s missile defense review. Instead, the president used senior uniformed and civilian DOD leaders as a backdrop for a partisan political speech. This time, Trump bashed Democrats and previous unnamed presidents while proclaiming his own greatness on everything from missiles to the budget, the Iran deal, and the military’s overall strength.

It was unprecedented, even for a commander in chief who has used troops as backdrops since his 2016 campaign.

Trump Tried Partisan Applause Lines Inside the Pentagon. Nobody Applauded.

 

[kyzr]

He doesn't write the speeches, he reads them. Maybe he'll give the speech writers better direction. He's too used to his big political rallies.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

He doesn't write the speeches, he reads them. Maybe he'll give the speech writers better direction. He's too used to his big political rallies.

Maybe for his bigger speech, even the one on TV the other day. But he normally is just winging it, very rarely reads from a script. It is very clear when he is just reading a script

 

[H B Lowrie]

He doesn't write the speeches, he reads them. Maybe he'll give the speech writers better direction. He's too used to his big political rallies.

He can read?

 

[Claudette]

Probably much better than you do.