Trump the Storyteller:The Donald Delivers Riveting Tale About Landing in Iraq on Darkened Air Force One
Former President Donald Trump took to the stage Saturday night in West Palm Beach, Florida, to close out day one of the Turning Point Action Conference, and those who came hoping to see vintage DJT were not disappointed. He stepped up to the podium, greeted by enthusiastic applause and accompanied by his usual song, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.”
In a free-wheeling speech, he discussed a myriad of topics, from the cocaine found in the White House, to President Joe Biden’s disastrous policies on just about everything, to the tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan, our porous border, and more.
But one thing showed what makes Trump so different than most politicians: his storytelling ability. Biden likes to spin yarns, but they’re usually creepily dubious tales of his confrontations with “Corn Pop” or reminiscences about how little children used to like playing with the hair on his legs or how he’s been shot at.
Of course, who could forget one of his greatest hits—stealing an English politician’s biographical tale as his own?
Trump went on at length about heading to the Al Asad Air Base in Western Iraq on Christmas Day in 2018. He has talked about the trip before, but he went into greater detail Saturday. This captures the gaping divide in opinion of the former president: some will find his storytelling captivating, riveting, and funny as hell—others (especially those on the left) will wince at his every word, finding him pompous, boastful and “full of hate.”
He takes on multiple voices like a skilled comedian, fires off a shot at Rosie O’Donnell, and in general just seems to be having a great time. …
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