Dear God is there no end to the lies this man can tell?
Donald Trump made this speech buried in the search results. His Twitter account restored, he began by condemning the attack on the Capitol building on Wednesday and saying that the attackers had soiled the seat of our democracy. Then he sort of conceded the election and promised a peaceful transition of power.
He claimed no responsibility in his evil provocation of the violence that he condemned. He didn’t say that he was with his family watching it all start and that junior was selfy-recording them in something like a command post and it was a party atmosphere. With music! He didn’t say that he watched the coverage and refused to stop it. He lied and claimed he immediately called for the National Guard and federal officers when he reportedly refused and Pence did it.
He made this speech because it benefited him to do so. In his mind he fears removal from office, which there’s no time to do. But he fears it just the same because once those measures are taken he cannot run for office ever again and he’s already set his sights on 2024.
His reality is not of this realm. It is one only he exists in, one only he can view. We can’t know his thoughts, but his deeds and uncounted words tell us not to believe him. Not to trust him.
I could give a retort between every sentence he said. And yet I know that there is no use in doing so. Tomorrow he will likely change up everything and defy those threatening to remove him from office. We don’t know.
We can only wait it out.
Until noon on 20 January.
Memoirs of an American Asshole 