Following wins Tuesday night in Mississippi and Michigan, Donald Trump delivered a lengthy speech and then opened the floor to the press. One of the questions that has dogged Trump is whether the man who has said he can be whatever he wants to be can appear presidential, despite a campaign filled with name-calling and insults.
Not to worry. Trump confirmed to the press that he can indeed be “more presidential than anybody.”
"I can be more presidential than anybody," Trump says.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 9, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump: "I can be more presidential than anybody. I can be more presidential if I want to be."
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) March 9, 2016
"I can be more presidential than anybody… other than the great Abe Lincoln"
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) March 9, 2016
Donald Trump: "I can be more presidential than anybody … Other than the great Abe Lincoln." Actual quote.
— (((JonathanWeisman))) (@jonathanweisman) March 9, 2016
More Presidential than George Washington?
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) March 9, 2016
Maybe. We can’t imagine anyone watching President Obama speak without a teleprompter for more than an hour, but the networks were happy to give Trump a more generous portion of airtime than even the current president.
Clinton wraps up. not one network popped in for a moment.
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) March 9, 2016
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@Hadas_Gold Clinton was on?
— James the Immigrant ? (@JA_Loans) March 9, 2016
Is someone else hogging the airtime? https://t.co/vyxRaY16X0
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) March 9, 2016
Trump has been speaking for 45 minutes and CNN hasn’t cut away
— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) March 9, 2016
Just think, if not for Trump the networks might be talking about what happened to @HillaryClinton in Michigan tonight
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) March 9, 2016
Trump hasn’t even been elected yet and he’s already taken over the television networks
— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) March 9, 2016
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