Listen, we all knew that Donald Trump’s MAGA rally in Des Moines, Idaho, was going to be completely insane — as per the usual with these things. However, it seems like every time he holds one of these events, he manages to freak us all out a little bit more than the last time.
Now, once again, Donnie was late. For someone who’s so obsessed with talking in front of a bunch of people who are equally obsessed with him, he’s never been great at showing up on time for much of anything. Tonight’s big Idaho rally was no exception. However, this was the first time (that I’m aware of, anyway) that he or his people decided it’d be a good idea to play a literal movie clip on the big screen while the crowd waited.
Erin Murphy took to Twitter this evening, saying that the crowd appeared to be getting a bit antsy for Trump’s arrival, as the former guy was once again running late to his own event:
“We want Trump!” chant breaks out in the crowd. Just 5 minutes ago, Trump sent out a statement that he had just landed at the Des Moines airport. I’m not telling them. You want to?
— Erin Murphy (@ErinDMurphy) October 10, 2021
It was then that whoever was in charge of this sort of thing apparently decided it would be a good idea to play the big, famous speech from the 1970 movie “Patton.”
The big/famous speech from “Patton” is playing now at the Trump rally. Obviously it’s been a while since I’ve covered one of these things. Is that new?
— Erin Murphy (@ErinDMurphy) October 10, 2021
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Of course, this speech is infamous for its propaganda tone and it quickly has people wondering what in the hell Trump and his people were getting at here:
Cadet Bone Spurs’ rally starts with a video from Patton.
Irony is officially dead.#TrumpRally— Twilight Zone (@DaTwilightZone) October 10, 2021
Trump rally getting a dose of the Patton speech from the 1970 movie with George C Scott:
‘Americans, traditionally, love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.’ pic.twitter.com/t25pmMohb8— Rob Crilly (@robcrilly) October 10, 2021
Trump rally:
The audience is watching a Patton clip and getting further radicalized. S*** like this is making our fellow citizens dangerous.
I grab another beer.
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— Frank Wears A Mask (@Headfullofnigh1) October 10, 2021
What’s with George S Patton’s speech to the Third Army being played at the formerone’s Save America rally #TrumpRally #propaganda
— Bigmouth Strikes Again (@YyjSam) October 10, 2021
George S Patton’s speech to the Third Army literally being aired as the opening act to Iowa’s Trump rally…followed immediately by Elton John’s Saturday Night’s Alright…what in the actual fuck??
— Bradie McGuire (@BradieMcguire) October 10, 2021
#TrumpRally Patton really? talking about not losing, Trump lost, Trump lost, Trump lost..
— Troj 🇨🇦 (@troj21) October 10, 2021
They are playing a scene from Patton at the Trump rally.
He is literally trying to egg on a civil war!— Democracy Lives (@KGlikes8645) October 10, 2021
I’m genuinely starting to believe that we have officially entered the Twilight Zone™.
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