CNN’s Jim Acosta referred to as Trump’s return to politics drained and rancid whereas catching the failed former president mendacity about being unable to stroll down a ramp.

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Jim Acosta calls Trump materials stale, and nails the failed one-term president for mendacity about his incapability to stroll down a ramp. pic.twitter.com/YrWVaIXsLL

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Trump mentioned, “I walked gingerly down. That was on each newscast on the planet and I by no means went down. I by no means went down on my [ bleep ], I inform you. I wasn’t going to fall. I’ll always remember that ramp. It was like a sheet of ice. It was chilly, wet, and that ramp was lengthy and steep.”

Acosta set the file straight, “He even lies about that. Simply to our viewers, to allow them to see the video proper right here. It was not pouring rain, it was sunny, however shifting on. I do know it’s tempting to snicker this off if it wasn’t all so harmful if it wasn’t coming after a Capitol rebel impressed by his lies. Republicans nonetheless caught within the grips of a person who incited a mob and maybe a telling twist, one of many songs taking part in earlier than he got here to the stage, the theme tune to Titanic, however he’s no king of the world. He’s extra just like the iceberg.”

Trump is the iceberg and Republicans are passengers who’re being advised that their path to survival is to embrace the iceberg as a result of they’re unsinkable whilst they’re taking up water.

Jim Acosta was right. Trump is stale and drained, however he additionally stays harmful, and if we aren’t cautious, the iceberg might sink our democracy.