Welcome to the Jim Acosta Morning Memo on a Tuesday morning after a Trump rally turned uglier than usual — just like the economy and the midterm polls.
Getting Ugly In Ohio: Leading off, Trump has been getting heckled wherever he goes, and his fans have repeatedly been caught on camera assaulting protesters.
But things got even uglier at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio last night when Trump egged the crowd on as they assaulted a woman wearing an Epstein Files-themed T-shirt, punching her in the face.
Paid protester. [Crowd chants “USA”] These are paid protests or they’re all paid. They get paid by the lefties in order to destroy our country.
They’re scum. But he’s going back home to mom. Going back home. He’s going back home to mom. Look at him. Look at it. Terrible.
Don’t we love law enforcement? Oh, he’s got to go on a diet. He’s a fat guy. Wow. Got to go on a diet fast. We all do.
Thankfully, no injuries were reported. But the man who punched the woman was not detained, while she was escorted away by authorities.
There were at least three interruptions by protesters.
We have seen violence like this at Trump rallies for years, and Trump actively encourages it. How long will it be before someone is seriously hurt?
Putting The ‘Maniac’ In Megalomaniacal: But the ugliness didn’t stop there — and it didn’t start there, either. Rewinding a bit, Trump spoke to reporters before he left the White House for Ohio on Monday, during which he made a stunning admission — really, a boast.
His announcement of a ceasefire was a total fabrication. But listen to how he said it.
REPORTER: You said Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but both sides say they have not agreed to that.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, they agreed. You know why? Because I said, “You agree.” That’s why. They agreed because I said they agreed.
The man has completely lost touch with reality.
Attacking Omar: The ugliness continued with his attack on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, whose home was raided by Trump goons weeks before Election Day. Trump claimed he had quote “nothing to do with it.”
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, I understand they’re looking at it very carefully. I’ve always found her to be totally crooked, personally, but that has nothing to do with me. I think she’s a terrible person, just a complainer. She comes from a country that is not — a non-country, and then she comes over here and she complains about our Constitution. I think she’s a terrible person, but that’s really up to the DOJ. I have nothing to do with it.
Say it with me: Sure Jan!
Guil-Foyled Again: And things are getting really ugly for Kimberly Guilfoyle, the ambassador embroiled in an absurd American Express-themed scandal. Trump told reporters they are quote “lookig at” firing her.
REPORTER: …Kimberly Guilfoyle, and are you considering firing her?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, we’re looking at it. Yeah, we’re not happy.
How badly does a Trump insider have to blow it to get Trump to fire them? We may finally have the answer.
Un-Happy: But there is at least one Kim that Trump IS happy with, as he told reporters who asked him about his North Korean dictator pal. You can’t make this stuff up.
Maybe Un can take over Guilfoyle’s ambassador gig.
Diesel Dis: And Trump lashed out at Republican critics of his Putin diesel deal.
REPORTER: Mr. President, what is your response to Republican criticism of your diesel deals with [Russia]?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, I think these are Republicans that can’t really be serious. We have, you know, we make a lot of oil. We can do a restriction on oil, but the rest of the world would be greatly, greatly affected if we do that. And we can do a restriction, you know, a cap on diesel. Keep it all for ourselves. That would have a very big impact. And it’s not really a deal with me. It’s a deal for the rest of the world. So anything that can help our farmers, our ranchers, I like. And I do think this: Zelensky has to focus on making a deal, not talking about that.
More on this later, but pretty much every expert says this deal will have very little impact on diesel prices, if any.
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