From Daily Kos: Trump delivers stumbling, downbeat, lie-riddled sulk of a no-energy 'press conference'
By MARK SUMNER
Donald Trump was due to appear for a 4 PM ET press conference. Instead, Trump shuffled out about 40 minutes late to stumble through a rambling list of items in a tone that would have to go up several notches to reach “sepulchral.” And in the process, he failed to answer the one question directed his way concerning the Ukraine scandal, while spending a lot of time attacking and attempting to discredit the whistleblower.
Trump spent much of his time going through his standard recap of how great the economy has been since he took over, how bad things were before he took office, and how everyone is mean to him. Trump not only blamed Democrats for conducting a “witch hunt,” but went into an extended list of senators and congress members that he claimed had really threatened the Ukraine. Trump also mentioned how that ever nonpartisan judge of things, Lindsey Graham, was impressed at how “nice” he was to the Ukrainian president. He also talked about the “great men,” like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, who were so impressed by him.