9 Moments You Might Have Missed From Trump's Absurd CPAC Speech

By Eleanor Sheehan
Getty | Pool
Getty | Pool

One way to look at President Donald Trump's public speeches is there's never a dull moment. During his address to the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 24, Trump's speech was expectedly loaded with inconsistencies, attacks on the media, and a downright bizarre allusion to Russia via the audience. Seriously: staffers scrambled to confiscate Russian flags with Trump's name emblazoned across them from audience members who were waving them. You can't write this stuff!

Here are nine moments you might have missed from Trump's CPAC speech in National Harbor, MD.

  1. When he maintained that a nonexistent terror attack happened in Sweden.

    Wow. Trump is *still* maintaining an imaginary attack in Sweden actually occurred and that media refuses to cover it. pic.twitter.com/g740bPfLl5

    — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 24, 2017

  2. When he wasn't quite sure how to structure a sentence.

    see·ques·chair
    /səˈkwescher/

    verb
    1. ????? pic.twitter.com/U7LUN4t2TC

    — Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) February 24, 2017

  3. When his supporters were caught waving flags that looked awfully familiar to the Russian flag.

    Crowd at CPAC waving these little pro-Trump flags that look exactly like the Russian flag. Staffers quickly come around to confiscate them. pic.twitter.com/YhPpkwFCNc

    — Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) February 24, 2017

  4. When he reacted warmly when his supporters resurfaced a campaign favorite: chants of "lock her up" about Hillary Clinton.

    Trump smiles when the crowd chants, "Lock her up." As president, that's acting like an authoritarian or worse.

    — David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 24, 2017

  5. When he reiterated that the media was an enemy of the state.

    "And I want you all to know we are fighting the fake news. It's fake, phony, fake," Pres. Trump says https://t.co/S8AtrHDxON pic.twitter.com/o2FH5w0qBW

    — CBS News (@CBSNews) February 24, 2017

  6. When he threatened the constitutional right to anonymous sources and freedom of the press . . .

    CPAC audience just applauded a Trump proposal to violate First Amendment by banning anonymous sources.

    — Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) February 24, 2017

  7. . . . right after he held an anonymous briefing with members of the press.

    Trump says reporters shouldn't be allowed to use anonymous sources -- about an hour after his aides held anonymous briefing with press.

    — Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) February 24, 2017

  8. When he blatantly lied about easily refutable crowd sizes, again.

    The president claimed lines to get into his CPAC speech stretched 6 blocks. Per @kasie there are no lines, the event is not open to public

    — Dafna Linzer (@DafnaLinzer) February 24, 2017

    9. 9. When he professed his adoration for Campbell's soup for the second time in 24 hours.

    .@POTUS: "I like Campbell's Soup" pic.twitter.com/5TM0zI0Lcu

    — POLITICO (@politico) February 24, 2017