(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . An incoherent Trump tells Iowans of his $2B sacrifice to be President & his $100M in legal fees [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-29 Today, in Sioux City IA, Trump talked about his two favorite subjects — himself and money. He claimed that he had sacrificed $2 billion to become president, and had racked up $100 million in legal bills. He lied. And the MAGAs seemed to enjoy themselves. So it was another satisfactory Sunday afternoon in Whitelandia. However, if you are not a member of the cult and are unfamiliar with how Trump delivers his thoughts, it might have been a little hard to follow. It was as if his speech had been written by ChatGPT in the style of William Faulkner. Here is a sample: “I can't imagine myself being a politician — it has cost me a couple of billion dollars to be a politic — everyone else makes — they make — I said no we can't do that — I could've made a fortune — countries are coming — we've got to build a job, and we'd like to have you involved — billions I say — I tell my kids, sorry kids, we can't do it, I’m President — I respected the office — and then I get out, and I see the stuff Biden's been doing, and I say, well I did it the right way — you know (tittering) — the money — and my kids say, dad could we build a job here or there — in the Middle East — certain countries — they got a lotta money — and they’d love to build a nice Trump job — no kids you can't do that, it's a conflict — I didn't do that (sniff) — so I was willing — and the of course they made it much worse with legal fees — I have $100 million worth of legal fees — and they are doing good — at least I have a good lawyers — you could spend $100 million on lousy lawyers too — it happens (faint laughter from the crowd) — but no I said, I said, right from the beginning — I told Ben and Candy a long time ago — I said you know it's incredible — as soon as you win, they start coming to you — wanna do this — and I told my kids you can't do that, you can’t do that — too much respect for the office — and uh ...” The $2 billion claim can be discarded along with every valuation he has ever made. And even the $100 million in legal fees was at least a doubling of the truth. The actual money he has spent on lawyers since the beginning of 2022 — calculated by the AP from financial disclosure filings by Trump’s PAC — was far less. As they reported on October 11th: “Since the start of 2022, Trump's leadership PAC, Save America, has spent nearly $37 million on legal costs for Trump, co-defendants and potential witnesses.” Of course, some bills have yet to be paid — and despite his reputation for chiseling, I suspect they are bills Trump will pay because his freedom is on the line, and the money is not his. But even if you double the number, you are still far short of the imaginary round number Trump threw up. (Note: the lawyers who will find it hard to get paid are the ones like Giuliani who are not defending him in his current cases. And whose reputation for lying is so established they are unlikely to be prosecution witnesses. But I speculate.) I am not shocked that the adoring horde thought they were watching a man walk on rhetorical water. What I do find incredible is that they can listen to Trump's greatest hits on a loop without ever getting bored. Although there is some noise that the man is not the rock star he once was. Who knows? I don’t. And if you get your news from the usual right-wing propaganda channels, all of his events still make Adolf’s Nuremberg Rallies look like a warm-up act. Here is the section of his speech, as well as an opportunity to waste some money. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/story/2023/10/29/2202394/-An-incoherent-Trump-tells-Iowans-of-his-2B-sacrifice-to-be-President-his-100M-in-legal-fees Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/