‘He Sounded Like a Disoriented, Racist Daffy Duck’

USA Today columnist Rex Huppke, on Donald Trump’s high-profile return to Twitter/X:

But the online interview went off (the rails) with a multitude of hitches. X users erupted with either frustration or laughter as the planned start time passed, and nothing could be accessed. It took more than 40 minutes before the interview could start and be heard by anyone. It was amateur hour, the last thing a campaign struggling to project competence needed.

Of course, things didn’t get better for Trump once the interview was able to proceed. He was rambling, babbling on about crowd sizes and immigration and President Joe Biden and whatever else seemed to pass through his mind. He was also badly slurring his words, raising questions about his health, and doing nothing to knock down rising concerns about his age and well-being.

He sounded like a disoriented, racist Daffy Duck.

Here’s Donald Trump, back in May 2023, when Ron DeSantis launched his primary campaign the same way, in a Twitter Space interview with Musk:

Wow! The DeSanctus TWITTER launch is a DISASTER! His whole campaign will be a disaster. WATCH!

★ Tuesday, 13 August 2024