Former President Donald Trump’s official 2024 presidential bid was poorly won by many Twitter users on Tuesday, with some saying they found the ad “boring” compared to the power it wields at his rallies.
Trump made the long-awaited announcement at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and said he is launching his third presidential crusade to confront “the ultimate corrupt forces and entrenched interests imaginable. “
“America’s return begins now,” Trump told supporters.
The word “#TrumpAnnouncement” trended on Twitter less than an hour after his official offer, with several users noting that Trump’s speech lacked the same animation that the former president has shown at subsequent events.
“We’ve seen Trump with more visual power and excitement at many of his rallies than we do now at Mar-a-Lago,” Kathryn Watson, a White House reporter for CBS News, wrote.
We’ve seen Trump with more visual power and excitement at many of his rallies than now at Mar-a-Lago.
Jon Favreau, a former adviser to former President Barack Obama and host of the podcast Pod Save America, said that “Trump has never been able to mix the power of his rallies with the message of his extraordinarily written speeches that he flagrantly hates. “
Trump has never been one to mix the power of his rallies with the message field of his extraordinarily written speeches that he flagrantly hates.
Vox’s chief correspondent, Zach Beauchamp, added that the former president “can’t even muster power for demagoguery well. “
Trump can’t even muster power for demagoguery well
Others criticized Trump’s low energy, with some, like Daily Mail columnist Meghan McCain, asking on Twitter, “Why is this so boring. . . ?”
Why is it so boring. . . ?
Ezra Levin, co-founder of the grassroots movement Indivisible, founded in reaction to Trump’s election in 2016, said the former president was “just boring and low on energy. “
Trump is boring and energy efficient
Kumar Rao, a professor at Columbia Law School, joined the discussion by asking, “Is Trump in poor health or just upset now?
“Voice, low-energy cadence like hell,” Rao tweeted.
Is Trump in poor health or is he just being manipulated now?Voice, behavior, cadence, all in low power like hell.
Some users expressed support for Trump’s habit of speech, adding Jack Posobiec, editor of the conservative news site Human Events.
“If Trump yells, they call him angry, if Trump speaks calmly, they call him tired,” Posobiec tweeted. “Yawn, it’s not interesting. “
If Trump yells, they call him angry, if Trump speaks calmly, they call him tired. Yawn, not interesting
Some conservative members of Congress also expressed enthusiasm for Trump’s official candidacy, adding Ohio Rep. Max Miller, who won his district in last week’s midterm elections and endorsed him through the former president.
Miller wasted no time Tuesday in voicing his endorsement of Trump’s candidacy, writing on Twitter that the president “has my full help and I will do everything I can to return Ohio to President Trump. “
I wouldn’t be here without your support, and President Trump will have my support. ?? pic. twitter. com/dc0gTBMBhj
Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson also tweeted his help for Trump Tuesday night, writing: “¡�
WE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AUN!!! I am completely President Trump!In 2024, WE WILL WIN BIG!
Newsweek reached out to Trump’s press for comment.
Correction, 16/11/22 6:45 a. m. ET: This article has been updated to correctly spell the name of Kathryn Watson’s task as a White House reporter for CBS News.
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