Donald Trump just suffered a total meltdown and it’s an amazing watch – our favourite responses online
Here’s Donald Trump giving his first press conference after the midterm elections in which his Republican Party managed to hold on to the Senate but lost control of Congress for the first time in 8 years.
Trump said it was a triumph – he would, wouldn’t he – but this performance at the White House today suggests otherwise. It lasts not much more than a minute and it really is worth watching in full.
Donald Trump appears thrown by the loss of the House. pic.twitter.com/i4X3XKdTZw
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) November 7, 2018
Apart from anything Trump said – and he said a lot – this bit caught people’s attention.
Holy crap. White House aide literally in wrestling match with @acosta over mic. pic.twitter.com/tSNWuxN44H
— MidTermmy Christopher (@tommyxtopher) November 7, 2018
And here are just a few of the things people are saying about it.
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Hold up the mirror. Highlight the lies. His many tools & weapons are powerless in the face of repeated truth. It's why despots *always* despise free media. God knows what happens next but a united press corps is a powerful force for good. https://t.co/zCUKuW1akZ
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) November 7, 2018
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What a horrible bully. Ugh. https://t.co/TVDDlANjMI
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 7, 2018
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It's a complex job that the microphone-getting-back woman has here. https://t.co/2gQWyupMZh
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) November 7, 2018
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I see yer da is taking losing the house well https://t.co/SR3avisj2T
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) November 7, 2018
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https://twitter.com/mrdanwalker/status/1060234500410613763
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SO much to see. The defensive hectoring. The aide trying to get the microphone back. The insults to Jim Acosta. Then the final, petty shot at the next questioner. A display in statesmanship. https://t.co/28YNZ4O4V8
— SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) November 7, 2018
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ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED https://t.co/c2NvkA45lv— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) November 7, 2018
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Hoboy. What a fucking loser. I guess we're going to see a lot more of this. https://t.co/qtgYpj0Kb9
— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) November 7, 2018
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This press conference is one of the most impressive performances of aggrieved masculine entitlement I've ever seen, and I once asked a Princeton lacrosse player to stop pissing in my trashcan.
— Chloe Angyal (@ChloeAngyal) November 7, 2018
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my favorite way to listen to the president is slowed down to 1/2 speed because it reveals how often times his logic is indistinguishable from that of a drunk person: pic.twitter.com/QiUb4CQdU9
— Arlen Parsa voted! (@arlenparsa) November 7, 2018
