Donald Trump rambled for more than 90 minutes, and even his most adoring fans at the Republican convention were so bored that they fell asleep.
Tim Alberta posted in the chamber that the crowd lost interest in the middle of Trump’s nonsense:
I stood 10 feet away from the stage, surrounded by a sea of die-hards, some of whom were growing restless. Checking the phone, peeking at the teleprompter, whispering about when it would be over. pic.twitter.com/7Y7qDfH5fs
— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) July 19, 2024
“There’s a lot of energy here right now,” CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe reported after Trump’s speech. But there were definitely people dozing off during that speech, and some lawmakers slipped out early.
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Trump’s audience fell asleep during his acceptance speech, “but there were definitely people dozing off during that speech, and some members of Congress slipped out early.” pic.twitter.com/jb1KtLCens
— Sarah Rhys-Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 19, 2024
Trump’s speeches felt interminable. He continued, eventually launching into ramble on his favorite imaginary things, such as electric vehicle mandates, and attacking the United Auto Workers for not supporting him.
Eventually, the applause began to taper off, although Trump tried to elicit applause from the crowd by saying thank you as he concluded his sentence.
Donald Trump may be the first nominee in history to be so boring that his most adoring fans fall asleep on him.
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