Trump Gets Brutal From Pool Report Military Speech Crowd ‘Expressionles Restles Met With Silence’

Donald Trump got brutal reviews from a pool report on the crowd reaction to his speech to military brass in Quantico, Virginia.

Trump followed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s address to military leaders Tuesday morning with a lengthy speech that featured several bonkers moments and characteristic deviations — like a poetic ode to the beautiful paper he prefers and a tangent about stairs that included a comical impression of former President Barack Obama’s energetic step-negotiating technique.

At the top of the speech, Trump encouraged the crowd to applaud, laugh, and react in any way they felt appropriate — drawing laughter when he threatened them with discipline after offering them the chance to walk out: