{"id":2403122,"date":"2025-02-16T06:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T11:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-trump-has-audience-in-stitches-as-he-calls-out-contractor-who-built-crappy-stage\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T06:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T11:40:45","slug":"flashback-trump-has-audience-in-stitches-as-he-calls-out-contractor-who-built-crappy-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-trump-has-audience-in-stitches-as-he-calls-out-contractor-who-built-crappy-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback: Trump Has Audience in Stitches as He Calls Out Contractor Who Built &#8216;Crappy&#8217; Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflashback-trump-has-audience-in-stitches-as-he-calls-out-contractor-who-built-crappy-stage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403122&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses a notable\u2062 incident from a rally attended\u2062 by\u2062 Donald Trump in\u200b Minnesota during the 2024 \u2063election campaign. Trump criticized the unstable \u2064podium and stage, humorously implying that it was poorly \u200dconstructed and &#8220;tilting to the left,&#8221; which \u2064he compared to the\u2062 direction of the country. He addressed \u200cthe event, making light of his\u200d own near-miss and deriding \u2063the Biden governance&#8217;s performance. Trump asserted that \u2063the portrayal of him as &#8220;feeble&#8221; was ironic, as he claimed Joe Biden was lacking in vitality \u200cand not\u200c fit to lead.<\/p>\n<p>In a subsequent \u2063analysis, the text notes that Trump called for a drug test for Biden,\u2064 referencing the latter&#8217;s State of\u2064 the Union\u200b address. Ultimately, the piece concludes by highlighting how Trump&#8217;s rhetoric resonated with many voters, leading to a shift away from \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-intellectuals-who-started-out-liberal-but-ended-up-conservative\/\" title=\"4 Intellectuals Who Started Out Liberal But Ended Up Conservative\">left-leaning policies<\/a> in the ensuing months \u200bafter the rally. The author reflects on this moment as a notable\u200c and illustrative episode of the 2024 \u200celection narrative.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was a viral moment that encapsulated the 2024 election perfectly &mdash; and as much as the Democrats tried to take advantage of it, it ended up hitting them back in the face.<\/p>\n<p>So, now that we&rsquo;re nearly a year removed from the rally that spawned it, let&rsquo;s take a fond look back, shall we?<\/p>\n<p>Last May, Trump visited the state of Minnesota &mdash; one that was eventually won by a presidential nominee who was set to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a>, who picked a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-sick-story-jd-vance-couch-leftist-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vice presidential nominee<\/a> from that state and still only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.mn.us\/elections-voting\/election-results\/2024\/2024-general-election-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beat<\/a> Trump there 51 percent to 47 percent.<\/p>\n<p>As rallies can occasionally be, this one was beset by problems, including the podium and the dais, which moved along with the Republican candidate &mdash; and in a way he definitely didn&rsquo;t like.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, this is the worst platform,&rdquo; Trump said after the wobble. &ldquo;Who put this stage up?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Then, the kicker: &ldquo;It keeps tilting further left,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like too many other things,&rdquo; he continued, before: &ldquo;What a crappy contractor this was.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BlgP9TSnHC\">pic.twitter.com\/BlgP9TSnHC<\/a><br \/>  &#127482;&#127480;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TRUMP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TRUMP<\/a>: WHO BUILT THIS CRAPPY STAGE?&hellip;IT KEEPS TILTING FURTHER LEFT!<br \/> &ldquo;This is the worst. The freaking place is falling down.<br \/> I notice it keeps tilting further left, like too many other things.<br \/> What a crappy contractor this was.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&#127482;&#127480; TRUMP: AI X&Acirc;Y&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lala She (@kidsbornie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kidsbornie\/status\/1791664931529687481?\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s a Ronald Reagan moment right there &mdash; and even Reagan might not have been as quick on the draw with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-tries-making-joke-reagan-knocked-park-different-result\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that quip<\/a> as Trump was and gotten that kind of laugh.<\/p>\n<p>For reasons unbeknownst to God and man, the Biden-Harris team &mdash; for it was, indeed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/claws-jill-biden-goes-public-feelings-nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that order at that juncture<\/a> &mdash; decided to make a moment of it, trying to portray the now-president as enfeebled:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A feeble Trump nearly falls down on stage after he leans on his podium too hard and then goes on an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">angry rant calling<\/a> his event workers &ldquo;crappy&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4fzPZfgpuZ\">pic.twitter.com\/4fzPZfgpuZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1791644668901392451?\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A feeble Trump nearly falls down on stage after he leans on his podium too hard and then goes on an angry rant calling his event workers &lsquo;crappy,&#8217;&rdquo; the social media caption read.<\/p>\n<p>Ah, yes &mdash; that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-suffers-back-back-close-calls-boarding-air-force-one-despite-using-short-stairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feeble<\/a> Donald Trump. In one of the great ironies, however, part of the story from that rally wasn&rsquo;t just Trump calling out shoddy workmanship or the country wobbling way too far to the left.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-blames-crappy-contractor-after-onstage-wobble-1902159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> noted, he also said that Biden&rsquo;s then-sorta-recent performance at the &ldquo;State of the Union&rdquo; &mdash; described as &ldquo;fiery&rdquo; by the media and proof that Uncle Joe was ready to go &mdash; was a result of him being &ldquo;all jacked up&rdquo; and that the real Joe would come out on stage when the teleprompters were off.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just wanna debate this guy, but you know, I&rsquo;m gonna demand a drug test, too, by the way,&rdquo; Trump joked during the event.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am. No, I really am. I don&rsquo;t want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, he didn&rsquo;t need a drug test.<\/p>\n<p>One month later, Biden proved that he was the feeble one, mentally and physically, on the debate stage. Two months later, he was no longer the nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Six months later, America decided it wanted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/historic-cnns-election-numbers-show-dominant-trumps-win-really\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stop wobbling to the left<\/a>. A perfect ending for a perfect metaphor.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Despite the Democrats&#8217; attempts to exploit it, it ultimately backfired on them. Now, almost a year after the rally that triggered it, let&#8217;s reflect on that moment with some nostalgia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2403123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Stage-Problems.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7958,16853,3634],"class_list":["post-2403122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-comedy","tag-contractor","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Stage-Problems.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403122"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403126,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403122\/revisions\/2403126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}