Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox
Get our free Inside Washington email
Donald Trump staged his latest campaign rally in Racine, Wisconsin, on Tuesday and was forced to row back his comments on Milwaukee after reportedly describing the city as “horrible” last week.
“I love Milwaukee,” the candidate insisted. “I was the one that picked Milwaukee. These lying people. They say, ‘oh, he doesn’t like Milwaukee’. I love Milwaukee. I said, ‘you gotta fix the crime’. We all know that.”
What followed was an error-strewn address in which Trump attacked immigrants, his enemies on Capitol Hill, school vaccines and Joe Biden, whom he mistakenly referred to as “Joe Bride”.
The Republican presidential contender also insisted that “four years ago, the world was at peace” – apparently forgetting the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic – falsely claimed to have won the state in 2020 and promoted cryptocurrency after recently hauling in $12m in donations from Silicon Valley investors.
The event came after Trump lost his latest bid to have the gag order overturned in his New York hush money case, at which he was found guilty on 34 felony counts last month, and after he declared that business leaders who do not support him in November should be “FIRED for incompetence”.
Milwaukee mayor hits Trump over ‘complete fabrication’
The magnificently named Cavalier Johnson was also talking to Phillip yesterday and hit Trump over his false claim that it was he who chose to hold the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month, rather than the RNC itself.
Joe Sommerlad19 June 2024 10:15
CNN fact-checker spots 30 false claims in Trump’s Racine rally speech
Here’s Daniel Dale breaking down the many lies amid the bluster in conversation with Abby Phillip.
Joe Sommerlad19 June 2024 09:45
Trump laments not having a guitar, talks down vaccines and pushes cryptocurrency
Here are some further choice cuts from Racine from the man who would be president.
There were also some moments of pure, undeniable gibberish, such as this criticism of “Joe Bride”.
Joe Sommerlad19 June 2024 09:15
Trump U-turns on Milwaukee, falsely claims he won Wisconsin and attacks immigrants and J6 committee at latest rally
Let’s start Wednesday with a look back at Trump’s latest campaign rally in Racine, Wisconsin, yesterday.
An event that began with the Republican presidential candidate waving to no one (again) and being praised by sycophant Vivek Ramaswamy as “the George Washington of our moment” only got wilder from there.
Trump began by firefighting the story that he called Milwaukee “horrible” and claiming that “four years ago, the world was at peace”, by which he meant in total lockdown, before going on to wrongly claim he won Wisconsin in 2020, attacking migrants that “don’t speak the language” and again threatening mass deportations to boost the economy.
From there, he spent a good deal of time going after the House select committee that investigated the Capitol riot of January 6 2021.
And that’s before we get onto the really weird stuff – more in Part Two!
Joe Sommerlad19 June 2024 08:45
Inside Trump’s deeply weird ‘obsession’ with Debra Messing
According to a new book, the former president admitted to having a crush on actor Debra Messing — praising her “beautiful red hair” — and is still annoyed by her very public rejection of him.
Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh reveals in his new book, Apprentice in Wonderland, that theWill & Grace star, who has been a vocal critic of Trump’s since he first ran for president in 2016, came up several times during their six interviews.
Martha McHardy has more…
Oliver O’Connell19 June 2024 08:15
Ex-Trump adviser urges him to cut ties with China if re-elected
Oliver O’Connell19 June 2024 07:15
After challenging Biden to cognitive test, Trump forgets own doctor’s name
“I took a cognitive test, and I aced it. Doc Ronny — Doc Ronny Johnson,” Trump said, attempting to refer to Ronny Jackson, former White House physician turned US Rep.
“Does everyone know Ronny Johnson, Congressman from Texas? He was the White House Doctor,” Trump continued.
Katie Hawkinson has the story:
Oliver O’Connell19 June 2024 05:15
Trump believes Kim Kardashian ‘betrayed’ him
During an interview with author Ramin Setoodeh, Trump reportedly shared his frustration with the reality TV star and fashion icon after she made a celebratory post following Biden’s presidential victory, according to the Washington Post.
Graig Graziosi has the story:
Oliver O’Connell19 June 2024 03:15
Biden targets ‘convicted criminal’ Trump in $50m ad blitz
With just over a week to go until he squares off with Donald Trump in their first face-to-face meeting since October 2020, President Joe Biden and his re-election campaign are looking to use Trump’s legal troubles to set the terms of this year’s electoral contest with a new advertisement listing the ex-president’s numerous courtroom setbacks.
Andrew Feinberg and Martha McHardy report:
Oliver O’Connell19 June 2024 02:15
Veepstakes: Tim Scott stands by decision to certify Biden’s 2020 election win
“I will stand by that decision and the next decision to certify the fact that Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States,” the South Carolina senator said Sunday on ABC News’ This Week.
Oliver O’Connell19 June 2024 01:15
