{"id":42066,"date":"2019-07-05T11:13:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T18:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=42066"},"modified":"2019-07-05T11:25:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T18:25:44","slug":"trumps-fourth-of-july-tweets-were-a-manic-eruption-of-an-ego-gone-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=42066","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s Fourth of July Tweets Were a Manic Eruption of an Ego Gone Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Independence Day debacle in Washington, D.C. lived down to it’s hype. Donald Trump managed to avoid overtly partisan political comments, but he failed to provide a presentation of leadership that anyone can be proud of. His remedial lecturing on American history fell flat. And his exploitation of the military<\/a><\/strong> only reminded people that he is a five-time draft dodger who frequently insults veterans.<\/p>\n

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Trump’s speech (which was carried live only by Fox News because, well, they’re Fox News<\/a><\/strong>) contained no memorable lines that will be quoted for their insight or inspiration. However, he did make a couple of painful gaffes that will surely go down in history. Most notably, Trump told his enrapt audience of Deplorables that the Continental Army “took over”<\/em> the airports during the Revolutionary War.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s Trump claiming American troops secured airports during the Revolutionary War. #SaluteToAmerica<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/DiJDLWcDYb<\/a><\/p>\n

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n