BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Six hundred miles away from the epicenter of his own impeachment, President Donald Trump took the stage at a rally here on Wednesday night and offered one of his longest, most frenetic appearances to date.
During an appearance stretching over two hours, Trump mocked the Democrats vying to replace him, while also dwelling on his accomplishments. The regular rallying cries of victimhood at the hands of the “deep state” made their usual appearance — but so, too, did seemingly unrelated tangents on infrastructure that included complaints about dim light bulbs and toilet water pressure.
And all the while, the specter of the historic impeachment vote hung over the rally. Continue reading