Wait. Has speaking to mass shooting victims somehow made Donald Trump the teensiest bit humble?
Not at all, but the President was uncharacteristically self-defecating — if only for a moment — during his address at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday.
The mighty Cheeto was the belle of the ball at the highest profile right-wing gathering of the year, where he pledged to protect gun ownership rights, gleefully sparked a “lock her up” chant against Hillary Clinton, and proudly led the booing of fellow Republican John McCain (who is currently recovering from brain cancer).
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But at the start of his upbeat, off the cusp speech — in which he touted his administration as having “the most successful first year in the history of the presidency” — Trump displayed a shocking moment of humility: he admitted to desperately trying to hide his bald spot!
The admission, of course, came from a moment of pure vanity. He glanced at the screen he was being projected on and said, “I would love to watch that guy speak,” before pretending to shape his hair.
He then told the laughing crowd:
“I try like hell to hide that bald spot, folks. I work hard at it. Doesn’t look bad! Hey, we’re hanging in! We’re hanging in.”
“Hanging in” must be a reference to that viral image of the wind literally ripping Trump’s hair from its seams. Or it could just be referencing the state of despair America has plummeted to under his watch.
Sadly the rest of Trump’s speech, which included a repeated call for teachers to be armed in schools as a response to last week’s Florida shooting, was not a joke.
See the Twitter reactions (below).
Trump: “I try like hell to hide that bald spot.” #CPAC pic.twitter.com/xH8S2eX3lb
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) February 23, 2018
Has Trump ever before acknowledged that he has a bald spot? #pivot
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 23, 2018
If you’re interested in seeing the maximum amount of bullshit capable of emanating from a human being’s mouth in a single speech, check out Trump’s address to CPAC.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) February 23, 2018
Trump spoke at CPAC.
-He lead crowd in chants of “Lock her up!” against Hillary Clinton. Ironic, considering many of his close associates indicted or have plead guilty.
-He lead crowd in booing John McCain. Pathetic, considering McCain is home dealing w/ravages of brain cancer.
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) February 23, 2018
Trump condemns gun-free zones at CPAC.
CPAC applauds wildly.
CPAC is a gun-free zone.
├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) February 23, 2018
“I love you,” Trump tells CPAC.
CPAC applauds wildly.
CPAC might want to check with the 1st Mrs. Trump, the 2nd Mrs. Trump, the 3rd Mrs. Trump, and various porn stars on what it really means when @realDonaldTrump says, “I love you.”
├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) February 23, 2018
Russian flags got thrown in the air while Trump was speaking at CPAC #TrumpColluded pic.twitter.com/JppV6YQZjE
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) February 23, 2018
And here’s his hair-raising bald spot acknowledgment:
WATCH: Pres. Trump jokes about his bald spot at a CPAC
“I try like hell to hide that bald spot, folks. I work hard at it. Doesn’t look bad!” pic.twitter.com/ijMAYMmvuM
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 23, 2018
[Image via Fox News.]
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