He's running out of gas.

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‘Very tired’ president shocks with short speech: ‘I’ve never seen Trump look less interested’

October 30, 2020
By Bob Brigham

President Donald Trump has given rally speeches that last longer than 100 minutes, but on Friday cut thing short for his speech at a rally in Minnesota.

“President Trump only spoke for 21 (!) minutes at this smaller event in Rochester, MN tonight. Can’t remember him ever speaking for less than 45 minutes at a rally but this was restricted to only 250 people due to coronavirus safety guidelines and Trump was not pleased,” NBC News correspondent Monica Alba reported.

ABC News producer John Santucci said, “I’ve never seen Trump look less interested.

“This is about half his average speech length, and he often goes much longer when he’s into the crowd (nearly 90 min in Tampa yesterday),” LA Times White House correspondent Eli Stokols reported.

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https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/very-tired-trump-shocks-with-short-speech-ive-never-seen-trump-look-less-interested/

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. A venue actually honored corona virus restrictions?

Wow. That's a first.

[flibbitygiblets]

4. Not willingly though

From the Star-Tribune an hour ago:

President Donald Trump brought his campaign to Minnesota on Friday with a sharp rebuke for Gov. Tim Walz and other DFL leaders who he said had forced him to pare back his rally in Rochester to comply with the state’s 250-person limit on public gatherings during the COVID-19 emergency.

The president abided by the restrictions, in a departure from his previous rallies in Minnesota. But he launched into an attack on the state’s handling of both his event

https://www.startribune.com/trump-agrees-to-speech-stifling-crowd-limit-in-rochester/572925691/

[LuckyLib]

5. Well, it is the home of the Mayo Clinic. They actually respect science!

[doc03]

2. I hope he runs out of air nt

[NanceGreggs]

3. Looks like Donnie T ...

... is now in Puppet Show & Trump Rally territory.

[H2O Man]

6. Recommended.

Let's hope that he attempts to keep up a brisk pace, ignoring all medical advice.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

7. For A Guy Who Has 18 Rallies In The Next 4 Days, That's Bad News

Maybe he's hoping he drops dead by Tuesday so he won't have the dual embarrassments of 1) Getting blown out in the election, and then 2) Going to prison.

[Under The Radar]

11. Will Trump get secret service protection in prison?

[gratuitous]

17. Yeah, it ain't the years, it's the mileage, honey

And I think even Donald is seeing the handwriting on the wall. And his mene mene is tekel upharsined (see Book of Daniel).

[sheshe2]

8. Flatulence.

flatulence


noun
the condition of having an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal:
To avoid the uncomfortable feeling of flatulence, increase your fiber intake gradually.

the expulsion of alimentary gas through the anus:
Symptoms include abdominal discomfort, flatulence, and headache.
inflated and empty speech or writing; unsupported pretension; pomposity:

His lectures, noted for their flatulence, were popular fodder for mocking.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/flatulence



I love the dictionary.

[BigmanPigman]

20. Perhaps he should eat more Goya beans.

[Jarqui]

9. His people are probably telling him he is going to lose and lose big. ....nt

[dubyadiprecession]

10. Trump, your wasting your time, you can't win!

Golf is the best thing, you should be doing on a nice fall weekend!

[fierywoman]

12. Pobrecito cabron.

[Maru Kitteh]

19. Right?

[fierywoman]

21. ...

[Orrex]

13. If only the gas that he's running out of were oxygen

[Talitha]

14. "Trump was not pleased" - - - womp womp.

[tinrobot]

15. Sleepy Donnie

[JohnnyRingo]

16. The campaign rates the time by enthusiasm level

I read it in the paper the other day about a Don Jr rally here. Whan asked how long he would speak, the campaign said they would monitor the "enthusiasm level" and end it when it began to wane. He gave a 30 minute speech.

It's just like show biz with these Trumps, always leave 'em wanting more. Also, it's about ratings. Small crowds get less attention If Blue Oyster Cult only sells out half the hall, don't wait around for the encore.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. And that's saying quite a lot...

[KY_EnviroGuy]

22. Unfortunately for America, Air Force One has plenty of gas the few days.

KY...........

[Raine]

23. No wonder

doing 3-5 rally's a day the speeches will probably get shorter and shorter.