Trump doesn’t mention earthquakes at all
He also defended the mass deportations of migrants he ordered. In doing so, his government is removing “murderers, gang members, drug dealers and dangerous criminals by the thousands” from the country, the president said. He once again praised his government’s achievements in overthrowing the Maduro regime Venezuela and the installation of a new, US-friendly government in Caracas. The heavy ones earthquake Trump made no mention of the events in Venezuela that shook the country on Thursday night and probably left thousands dead.
The speech lasted just over 30 minutes – a remarkably short speech by Trump standards. Presidential speeches typically last 90 minutes or more. In doing so, he mixes facts and what he believes to be facts together; a technique that is now notorious as “weaving,” as US media write. This time, however, according to observations by the AP News agency, he largely stuck to the speech manuscript.
Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman California said the Trump-affiliated group organizing the 250th anniversary celebrations was rewriting the nation’s founding story according to the president’s ideas. The private sector group is called “Freedom250” and was founded by Trump himself. This is evident from documents he viewed at a congressional hearing earlier this year, Huffman said. The parliamentarian sharply criticized the president’s actions: “It (this celebration) should actually be about bringing us together,” said Huffman. “However, he (Trump) is trying to exploit this anniversary entirely for himself.”
Trump’s extensive self-praise contrasts with the president’s approval ratings – which have been pretty bad for a long time. From the Iran War to the expensive renovation of the now algae-infested Reflecting Pool in Washington – Trump’s agenda in his second term is not that of the majority of his voter base, “let alone that of other Americans,” US broadcaster ABC News quoted Daniel Treisman, a political scientist at the University of California, as saying Los Angeles. “That explains his unusually low approval ratings.” As the important midterm elections in November approach, this is also becoming an increasing problem for Trump’s Republicans.
