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President Donald Trump blitzed through a prime-time address to the nation on Dec. 17, but while short, Trump's speech contained a number of inaccurate or misleading claims, many of which he has repeated in public speeches for months.

In a speech to what he called “the single largest gathering of American farmers that the White House has … ever had,” President Donald Trump distorted the facts on the estate tax, soybean exports and more.

When asked about Melania Trump's reaction to the commotion, he said she looked "very upset". "People don't like having it said that they were scared. But certainly, I mean, who wouldn't be when you have a situation like that?" he told CBS. ... The president also thanked the media, who he says were "very responsible" in their coverage of the unfolding situation. In his first interview on Sunday following the shooting, Trump said the alleged gunman had "hatred in his heart" and was "strongly anti-Christian".

Trump runs smack into whatever boundary remains and is forced to pull back, offering a glimpse into the country’s tolerance for his behavior. The chaotic White House response to a racist video clip of the Obamas that Mr. Trump posted online was one moment where the administration realized that its usual reactions to criticism — laugh it off, double down, move on — would not work.

Trump and has remade X into a reflection of his own views. In February, long before Election Day, some anti-Trump voters were already saying that they felt “burned out” on outrage, and on Wednesday, many said they felt disillusioned with politics and the potential to bring about change. It’s possible that the conversations that were happening on social media in 2016 have shifted elsewhere, said Sierra, the 30-year-old from Washington.

But, again, the response time was really incredible and we’re going to reschedule," he promised."We’re going to do it again." Trump stressed: "We’re not going to let anybody take over our society.

On several nights in the past two months, Trump has fired off scores of social media posts in the night hours, including vitriolic attacks on his opponents. On one night in December, he fired off more than 150 posts in a few hours. At the same time, the president has been observed apparently falling asleep in cabinet meetings and other public forums.