Former President Donald Trump ignored a query concerning the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol and boasted of his “unbelievable” ballot numbers at his New 12 months’s Eve occasion at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Most embarrassing for Trump was that he supplied a “media availability” at Mar-a-Lago and never a single cable information outlet (together with right-wing Newsmax) coated it, reported Uncooked Story.
Fringe conservative media outlet Proper Aspect Broadcasting Community posted a video of Trump talking for simply minutes to what seemed like a only a few reporters outdoors. He slammed the FBI, referred to as for a “robust border,” and opposed any assist for Ukraine in opposition to Russia’s invasion there.
He “walked away from a query about how this week’s second anniversary of the Jan. 6 violence and alleged coup try on the U.S. Capitol ought to be noticed,” reported The Palm Seaside Submit. He additionally ignored queries about whether or not he helps an abortion ban and about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ name for an investigation into COVID-19 vaccines.
Trump turned his greeting to his worshipful Mar-a-Lago members contained in the venue right into a political speech as he bashed inflation and the “raging” conflict in Ukraine. He additionally took a not-too-veiled dig at Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for failing to get extra flights off the bottom from non-public firm Southwest Airways in current weeks.
The Palm Seaside Submit identified a notable lack of celebrities who’ve attended Trump events prior to now, reporting that the highest-profile attendees have been the same old suspects in his political circle, similar to Rudy Giuliani, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, and second eldest son Eric Trump and his spouse, Lara.
Trump nonetheless believes he can drive the media and continues to behave like he’s the president in his “Barbie Dream Home” at Mar-a-Lago, a longtime confidant informed The Washington Submit final month.
He has been stunned by how little play his feedback garner within the information, in keeping with aides. In early 2021, Trump reportedly requested advisers if he may summon a press pool just like the one on the White Home for a Mar-a-Lago occasion.
“We needed to clarify to him that he didn’t have a gaggle standing round ready for him anymore,” a former aide informed the Submit. “The networks don’t carry his rallies. He doesn’t get interviews anymore. He can’t stand underneath the wing of Air Pressure One and gaggle [with reporters] for an hour.”
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