‘What drugs is he on?’ Trump sparks concern by slurring and sniffling through Iran remarks
President Donald Trump responded to Iran’s missile retaliation to the assassination of one of its top military leaders — and many viewers wondered what drugs he’d taken.
The president vowed to keep nuclear weapons away from Iran but did not threaten further military strikes at this time, much to the relief of social media users.
But some observers couldn’t help but notice Trump’s odd demeanor and phrasing.
"Slurring," "Adderall" and #TrumpSpeech are trending. Sounds like it went really well.
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) January 8, 2020
whoever it was that shot Trump up with a bunch of horse tranquilizers or whatever this morning to prevent him from starting WWIII, I salute you
— Rob (@robrousseau) January 8, 2020
Trump shows strength by slurring half his words
— h. jon benjamin (@HJBenjamin) January 8, 2020
How is he already out of breath? Did he jog there?
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 8, 2020
You can literally hear him trying to keep his tongue in his mouth.
Trump is not well.— Marie 🌊🍑 (@ReeBee1985) January 8, 2020
Every single time Donald Trump gives a major speech, he has the sniffles. This is a discussion that needs to be had. Has any major outlet every asked Donald Trump directly whether he uses Adderall? The American people have a right to know if the president has a drug dependency.
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) January 8, 2020
it will not be toilerayted!!!! pic.twitter.com/iwktdvhEng
— jordan (@JordanUhl) January 8, 2020
Trump looks & sounds like he's overloaded on adderall. He's sniffing, slurring his words, robotically reading words off teleprompter. His remarks were vapid, rambling, incoherent.
No substance or detail.
Trump's entrance was staged like a light show. We get cheap theater. https://t.co/e7eWNerk3P— Charles Campisi (@1813Doncarlo) January 8, 2020
Trump is high as a kite on some drug he sniffed.
— parislady1492 (@parislady1492) January 8, 2020
It's pretty bad when I see "Adderall" trending and my first thought is "Oh, right, the 'president' gave a speech this morning."
— Cindy 8645 (@Cindycjax) January 8, 2020
He looks like an exhumed corpse which was sent to the paint shop for a few coats of day-glo orange and then injected with adderall.
This gives me hope that he truly is sundowning.— Richard Laya (@rjlaya) January 8, 2020
What drugs is he on !!!
— Kate (@KatMB2017) January 8, 2020
If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, sniffs Adderall like a duck, it's a duck.
Quack-Quack, Mr. President. Your speech was only notable for how many sniffs.
This has been a horrifying way to usher in the new year, waddling around the duck pond of WWIII.#NoWarWithIran
— Greg Morelli (@yesgregyes) January 8, 2020
He is not well, can hardly open his eyes, slurring his words, sniffing and short of breath and who sprayed baby crap in patches all over his face? Yeesh the world was watching this insane asylum speech.
— All Kinds of Nope (@woozleweasels) January 8, 2020
Under Politics trending is: Adderall, slurring, teleprompter. Are we great yet?
— East Coast Emo 🌌🦄🧜♀️💗💜💙 (@D_Nates) January 8, 2020
If Barack Obama had stood before cameras slurring his words, barely able to read a teleprompter and sniffing and gasping for air it would be the top headline running in MSM
But with trump, MSM INTENTIONALLY ignores it..
— ABlackWomanWhoDontGiveAF*ck (@battletested5) January 8, 2020
A seemingly medicated Trump is speaking now, slurring his “s” words audibly, lots of inhaling and sniffing, jerky head movements, pasty looking with notably unblended bronzer. He’s clearly ill, physically AND mentally. pic.twitter.com/9FUXD8Y6sH
— Mary Shomon 💙 Washington, DC (@gethimouttahere) January 8, 2020
That address was a mess. No consistent tone. No clear takeaway message. Some domestic political bashing. Slurring. The only positive thing is that there was no clear military escalation. #TrumpSpeech
— Strong Moderate (@SMFM) January 8, 2020
Wtf you doing with your tongue ol boy #trump 🤮🤮🤮🤮 pic.twitter.com/bQLxYShDBK
— Summer (@summersotaa) January 8, 2020
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‘Highly unusual’: Bill Barr’s Russiagate prosecutor expands probe to include Clinton Foundation
John Durham, the U.S. attorney appointed by Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, has reportedly expanded the scope of his investigation to look into past allegations of wrongdoing by the Clinton Foundation.
The New York Times reports that Durham "has sought documents and interviews about how federal law enforcement officials handled an investigation around the same time into allegations of political corruption at the Clinton Foundation."
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Cops violated Breonna Taylor’s civil rights before they even knocked down her door: Legal expert
A legal expert explained that Breonna Taylor's civil rights were violated before Louisville police showed up at her apartment to serve a search warrant.
Civil rights attorney Maya Wiley told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" the system that let police off the hook in Taylor's killing was inherently rigged against people of color, because it shields officers from accountability when they make mistakes.
"Remember [this] started as a no-knock warrant, and because she had no criminal record, because there were real questions here, they actually changed it to a knock-and-announce [warrant], that tells you something," Wiley said. "It also tells us we need to know more because, as I said, there were indications the Postal Service inspector said they didn't think there were suspicious packages, so there is a need to understand more."
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Trump made an ‘implicit threat of violence’ when he refused to say he’d leave peacefully: CNN’s Berman
CNN's John Berman on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of implicitly threatening the use of violence if he loses the 2020 presidential election.
While discussing Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power should he lose the 2020 election, Berman said that this was the kind of thing he'd expect to hear from leaders in foreign countries without long traditions of upholding democracy.
"To be clear, the refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer in and of itself is an implicit threat of violence," he said.
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