Overview
- The briefing ran for more than 90 minutes, with CNN’s Jake Tapper calling it rambling, incoherent, and possibly unsettling.
- Trump displayed a thick binder labeled “ACHIEVEMENTS” and color printouts of alleged “Minnesota criminals,” flipping through pages before letting them fall.
- He repeated conspiracy narratives and made false claims, including asserting he won Minnesota “all three times,” which contradicts historical results.
- Remarks included derogatory comments about Somalis, a swipe at Rep. Ilhan Omar, attacks on media figures, and boasts about deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C.
- The appearance followed a late-night posting spree about seizing Greenland, and he deflected a question on how far he would go by replying, “You’ll find out.”