For 102 minutes Thursday, President Trump railed against investigations into his presidency, attempts to derail his agenda and his political critics.
The president spoke in glowing terms about his stewardship of the economy — the strongest in history, he said. He proclaimed the country to be safer. And he cast himself as the 2020 candidate with “the only positive vision for America.”
Trump’s cascade from one topic to the next meant he often didn’t complete his thoughts. And he laid down fewer statistical markers that can be scrutinized than past speeches in Minnesota.
Here are some Trump remarks worthy of more examination, beginning with his opening comments to a roaring crowd:
