He did little to quell reports that he is melting down over Harrisā€™s poll numbers.

Amidst reports that he hasĀ becomeĀ ungluedby having to compete withĀ Kamala Harris for the presidency,Ā Donald TrumpĀ held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday. And if the goal was to reassure people that (1) he is not at all freaked out by the vice presidentā€™sĀ rising poll numbersĀ and (2) he is the best candidate for the White House, he was not exactly successful!

Trump repeatedly insulted Harrisā€™s intelligence, calling her ā€œbarely competent,ā€ saying that she ā€œcanā€™t do a news conferenceā€ because ā€œsheā€™s not smart enough,ā€ and claiming that sheā€™s ā€œnot as smartā€ asĀ Joe Biden. (As a reminder, TrumpĀ thinksĀ there were airports during the Revolutionary War and that itā€™sĀ safe to inject bleachĀ into the body; heā€™s also beenĀ describedĀ as an idiot by numerous people who worked for him.)

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      Obviously.

      All the major networks covered this live. None of them covered the Harris rally that happened right after. Some did fact checking afterward. Thatā€™s after most people stop watching.

      The reporters often asked useless softball questions, like asking him to comment about his upcoming interview with Musk.

      When there was a serious question, he simply didnā€™t answer. There was one about abortion and he said he would answer later. There was one about whether an an abortion drug should be banned. He gave a rambling response that seemed to be about something else.

      Compare this to a typical Biden press conference where the reporters are rude and yell out questions and push back and tell Biden that he isnā€™t answering the question.

      The press is afraid of Trump and complicit with his criminal behavior and complicit in the ignorance of the voters.