Donald Trump says he’s nonetheless making folks cry.
The previous president resurrected one among his most persistent claims throughout an interview that aired over the weekend: the one about folks lowered to tears once they see him.
“I’ve metal folks, that each time they see me, they begin to cry,” he instructed Fox Information host Maria Bartiromo. “They hug me. They mentioned, ‘You saved our trade.’”
If the story rings a bell, it’s as a result of Trump has instructed plenty of variations of crying folks over time, typically “powerful guys” who had by no means cried earlier than.
He did so in 2019 when he told of a man who wept as he begged Trump to chop rules.
“I don’t suppose he cried in his life and I don’t suppose he cried when he was a child,” Trump recalled. “He was crying. He mentioned, ‘Sir, you give me again my life and my property.’”
He additionally spoke of others on the occasion as “powerful folks, robust, powerful, women and men, half of them have been crying.”
In 2018, he mentioned someone else additionally breaking down in entrance of him.
“He was a robust, powerful man, and he was crying. He mentioned, ‘Mr. President, thanks for saving America,’” Trump claimed. “I’m telling you, that man, he was powerful. I don’t suppose he cried when he was a child.”
He additionally spoke of a 2017 occasion the place farmers and ranchers have been weeping behind him as he gave a speech ― though tootage from the occasion does not show any obvious tears.
Extra not too long ago, he spoke a number of occasions of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) crying as he begged Trump for an endorsement.
Provided that historical past, a lot of his critic on X have been skeptical of his newest declare about folks crying in his presence
Bizarre how all these weep-on-sight-of-Trump steelworkers, Marines, cops, and different powerful guys are by no means captured on video overtly crying “each time” they see Trump. https://t.co/WP1rj2Tgat
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) February 4, 2024
Trump carries in his mind a psychological picture of the US that is 50 years outdated. The most important metal firm within the nation, NuCor, employs about 31,000 folks – fewer than Mattress, Tub, and Past. https://t.co/jxqvTvTs6Q
— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 4, 2024
This is what I might prefer to see within the subsequent interview:
“Mr. President, folks say you’re the most photographed and videoed individual on the planet.”
Trump: “That is true.”
“That being the case, why is it there are not any pictures or movies of those crying males hugging you?”
Trump: “Derp” https://t.co/SoTzi2R3h0
— John Wright (@TheWrightJohn) February 4, 2024
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