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Trump’s 'demented' speech torn apart by critics as officials look on 'aimlessly'
Power in a Fog MachineWhat HappenedAt the G7 in France, Donald Trump delivered a press conference so disjointed that MS NOW cut away and described him as incoherent. He lurched from the Iran agreement to frozen Iranian assets, then to drug trafficking through Mexico, then to swatting at a fly. The scene also produced the usual supporting cast of uneasy aides standing nearby while Trump talked in public as if the presidency were a blank page.The Person With Actual PowerThe central fact is not that Trump sounded lost. It is that he is still the office-holder making the claims, setting the…
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