Trump’s Dream World in Dallas

“I’m asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot. I’m on the ballot. I’m on the ballot. Just one more time.” An illuminating dispatch from Dallas, by @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Trump's Dream World in Dallas (and a glimpse into what the midterms may hold). W/ @michaelscherer.bsky.social, on the ground in the hot, muggy arena where reality is for the birds. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

1) The Mad King: His appearance on Wednesday was a two-hour horror show, replete with the usual putrid grievance revenge rhetoric, a snuff film, and an illegal bribe to all adult Americans. And, he speaks again tonight. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

NEW: President Trump began his midterm-convention address last night by casting his spell on the crowd in Dallas. “This place is packed,” he announced, pointing to the back where everyone could see empty seats. w/ @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

“This place is packed,” he announced from the stage, pointing to the back of the American Airlines Center, where everyone who looked up could see thousands of empty seats. But the crowd cheered anyway. A deal had been struck. Reality would be ignored. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... Trump in Dementia land 😵‍💫👇🏼

"President Trump began his midterm-convention address last night by casting his spell on the crowd in Dallas. 'This place is packed,' he announced from the stage, pointing to where everyone could see hundreds of empty seats." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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What planet are these people living on? "A deal had been struck. Reality would be ignored." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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The $5,000 claim wasn’t the only brush with unreality as this Atlantic report from the Convention notes: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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At a midterm convention, Trump tries to defy the odds one last time.

Trump points and says “This place is packed” “everyone could see hundreds of empty seats. Those who looked up saw thousands more, whole sections without any people at all. But the crowd cheered anyway. A deal had been struck. Reality would be ignored.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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"...Trump began his midterm-convention address last night by casting his spell on the crowd in Dallas. 'This place is packed,' he announced from the stage, pointing to the back of the American Airlines Center, where everyone could see hundreds of empty seats." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Trump makes a strategic appearance at the midterm convention, aiming to rally support and shift momentum in a challenging political landscape.