Conservative fraud Donald Trump took the stage at the so-called Conservative Political Action Conference Friday morning. Trump, who thinks Ashley Judd is “going to be a great candidate,” anticipated a “really big crowd” and urged CPAC attendees to line up at 7:00 a.m. for the 8:45 a.m. speech.
Really big crowd expected tomorrow morning at # CPAC2013. I look forward to it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 14, 2013
CPAC attendees & fellow patriots – lines for my @CPACnews start at 7:00AM outside the Potomac Ballroom. Make sure to get there early!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 14, 2013
Make sure to get there early! The room will be … half full.
Trump about to take the stage at #CPAC2013. Room is about half full right now.
— Steve Doty (@steve_doty) March 15, 2013
Trump intro'd at CPAC by a guy who says Trump fired him on the TV show The Apprentice. Ballroom not 1/2 full for this first speech of day.
— Don Gonyea NPR (@DonGonyea) March 15, 2013
Extremely disconcerting to see that anyone woke up early to hear Trump. But no, the place isn't even close to full. #cpac2013
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
That “really big crowd” didn’t make very good use of the chairs.
Donald Trump speaks to #CPAC2013@cpacnews pic.twitter.com/f4rETRapBe
— YAF (@yaf) March 15, 2013
Donald Trump opening up day 2 at #CPAC pic.twitter.com/jD5f57YFcF
— Jamie Morris (@jamie_morris) March 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/ZachSerrano/status/312544938397155328
Zzzzzzzzzz.
I have no idea what Trump is rambling about at #CPAC right now. But he's really sounding pessimistic. Crowd not terribly pumped-up.
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) March 15, 2013
A few days ago @realDonaldTrump bragged that all the cable news channels would cover his CPAC speech. Yet, not even c-span covered it live.
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) March 15, 2013
The Washington Examiner’s David Freddoso offered his impressions of the speech. Enjoy!
Trump randomly jumps from one subject to another.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Donald Trump is upset that no one returns his phone calls.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
ok, I did hear that right MT @ezraklein: Trump's example of what's wrong with this country is he didn't get a contract to build a ballroom.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Trump upset he's criticized by lightweights. Has to reach for applause.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Trump was for the Iraq War, but only because he thought it was fought for the oil.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Trump: "Now we have someone running Iraq, we don't even know who the hell it is." Who's this "we," sir?
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Donald Trump prescribes "fixing the economy" as the solution to America's current problems. Brilliant!
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
"China should be more proud of Apple than we are," Trump says.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
I feel dumber for having listened. Applause is ended before he leaves the stage.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Honestly, we’re surprised the pitiful crowd was as large as it was.
Now we know why all those people came in here and sat through Trump — MITCH MCCONNELL!!!
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Heh.
Video via the American Conservative Union’s YouTube channel: