Donald Trump suffers major malfunction during National Prayer Breakfast speech

| 11:49 am EST February 7, 2019
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Donald Trump gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning that was honest, intelligent, impassioned. No, we’re just kidding, his speech was full of lies, idiotic, and completely lifeless. In fact it was so low-energy, we were left to wonder if the newly resurrected Dr. Ronny Jackson might have pumped Trump full of elephant tranquilizers beforehand. But one moment stood out in particular.

During his listless speech, Donald Trump tried to give the Christian church credit for the various major steps forward in civil rights in American history. That notion is a whole debate worth having in its own right, but the entire plot got lost when Trump accidentally credited the church with the “abolition of civil rights.” Wait, what?

This wasn’t a mere jostling of words, or a misreading of the teleprompter. Trump delivered the nonsensical line in a slow, stumbling, visibly confused manner which suggested that he barely even knew where he was on this planet, let alone where he was in his speech. The moment was up there with George W. Bush’s infamous “shame on you” debacle, and Rick Perry’s braindead inability to name the federal agencies he wanted to abolish.

At least Rick Perry had the self awareness to blurt out “oops” after he’d just sunk himself. Come to think of it, Perry was the “designated survivor” during Donald Trump’s deranged State of the Union address earlier this week. Perhaps the two are rubbing off on each other? Nah, Trump is just in freefall. He knows he can’t win the fight he’s facing, and he sounds like a guy who’s tepidly given up.

Dear Palmer Report readers,

We all understand what a dark era we're heading into. Journalists will be prosecuted. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. Advertising networks can't be counted on. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight, because someone has to.

In that regard we're looking to start funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens or how dark things get. We've launched a reader supported fund, and we've already raised $3360 and counting. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can contribute here. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Bill Palmer
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