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The internet was mocking President Donald Trump as he appeared to have trouble reading the teleprompter in front of a crowd in North Dakota on Wednesday.

Trump was speaking in Medora, North Dakota, where he visited the newly completed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. The library in the Badlands was slated to open on July 4.

Political commentators noted Trump's demeanor and behavior while the president delivered the remarks — and complained about his teleprompters....

President Donald Trump stunned the internet on Wednesday when he talked about how he chatted with long-dead former President Teddy Roosevelt.

Trump was in Medora, North Dakota, to visit the newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in the Badlands before it opens on July 4. He spoke to a crowd about how he talked to the nation's 26th president, who died in 1919.

"I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt. I asked how do you feel about the fact that the Democrats gave the Panama Canal away to Panama for $1," Trump said....

Only vague signs point to the possibility of piercing Donald Trump’s orange armor and political impunity.

Trump dispatched Nikki Haley, his last serious challenger for the Republican presidential nomination, in early March. But Haley fared better than expected in May’s Indiana primary, where she was still on the ballot if not in the race, possibly indicating softness in Trump’s support.

If Trump is convicted on any of the 88 felony charges he faces in four court cases, it could cost him his freedom — and support. An ABC/Ipsos poll said one-fifth of Trump voters would either reconsider or withdraw their support if he’s convicted of a felony. ...

OSAWATOMIE, Kansas — President Barack Obama lashed out at the "gaping inequality" stalking America Tuesday, saying the middle class struggle to secure a decent life was the "defining issue of our time."