Trump, at the first rally since Mueller's claim, celebrates the end of "illusions of collusion" and "ridiculous bullshit"

At his first big rally since special advocate Robert Mueller cleared him of all collusion with Russia, President Trump spoke before a packed room at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, in Michigan, Thursday night – and began by declaring it "two incredible weeks for America".

"Democrats must now decide if they will continue to scam the public with ridiculous bullshit …" Trump said in a thunderous applause, "- partisan investigations, or if they will apologize to the American people. "

The economy, said Trump under sustained applause, "scolds, the ISIS caliphate is defeated one hundred percent, and after three years of lies, slander and slander, the Russian hoax is finally dead." The delusion of collusion is The biggest political hoax in the history of our country, and guess what? We won. "

Trump predicted that former members of the DOJ and FBI who had defended the theory of collusion and authorized secret warrants of control against members of his campaign – which he has from elsewhere qualified as "big losers" – would soon have "big problems".

Trump also described the Democrat chairman of the House's intelligence commission as "Little Pencil, Adam Schiff, Who Has the Smallest, Thinnest Neck I've Ever Seen", and somebody else. one who "is not a long-ball hitter". Schiff, who has fiercely insisted on the story of collusion, vowed to continue investigating Trump despite Mueller's findings, even as Republicans had called for his resignation.

The Trump rally prompted thousands of supporters to party a few hours early in a festive atmosphere including vendors selling Make America Great Again hats and holding placards.

The evening was a bit like a homecoming: Trump became the first Republican to win Michigan in the 2016 presidential election, ahead of Hillary Clinton, in part because of his decision to close his campaign with one last gathering in Grand Rapids shortly after midnight on polling day. "It's our independence day," said Trump.

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The Thursday night event was however a mixture of reunion parade and total victory, following Mueller's findings. Enthusiastic fans – including many who stood alongside Trump in the midst of a torrent of unproven allegations that he allegedly plotted with Russia to influence the 2016 election – began to circle the Van Andel Arena as early as 3.30am.

Trump relived the election day rally on Thursday, telling the crowd that he had returned home at 4 am and to Melania Trump that he had an "incredible crowd" late in the evening and wondered "How on earth can I lose Michigan? And guess what: we have not lost Michigan."

Trump noted that the ratings of MSNBC and CNN "dropped on all sides last night," while those of Fox News were "from top to bottom". MSNBC and CNN were the main supporters of Russia's collusion story. They also suffered significant rating losses following Mueller's report.

Ron Smith, 51, a retired cabinetmaker, was one of those proponents. He told the Detroit News outside the arena that although "Congressional Republicans are trying to put him stumbling blocks," nonetheless, "Donald Trump is getting in here and doing chores".

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In a speech to the press before he left the White House earlier in the day, Trump planned a large-scale rally, ranging from the economy to health care and border security. But there was little doubt that the president would devote a lot of time to a victory round, with some critics having admitted this week that there was no evidence of collusion between his campaign and Russia.

Trump also promised to save the Special Olympics, after the Department of Education proposed cuts to the program in his latest budget.

"The Special Olympics will be funded, I just told my people, I want to fund the Special Olympics, and I have just approved Special Olympics funding," said Trump. "I went to the Special Olympics, I think it's amazing and I just allowed funding, I've heard about it this morning, I've overtaken my people." We are financing the Special Olympics. "

In an animated and exclusive interview with Fox News's "Hannity" on Wednesday night, Trump promised to release classified documents that could shed light on the origins of the Russian probe. He also accused FBI officials of "betraying," accusing former FBI director James Comey of "awful dude," John Brennan, the former director of the CIA, potentially suffering from mental illness, and the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, from D-Calif. criminal.

Redacted versions of previously published FISA documents revealed that the FBI relied heavily on documents produced by Christopher Steele, a former British anti-Trump spy working for a firm funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, to monitor Carter Page. At least one top Justice official was apparently afraid that Steele was unreliable, according to text messages exclusively obtained last week by Fox News.

The leak of the file and the related surveillance by the FBI triggered a media frenzy over an alleged Russia-Trump collusion that ended on Sunday with a groan. Trump, on Thursday, told the Michigan crowd that the record was "dirty".

At the same time, the Michigan Democrats have planned a counter-rally nearby, with the party saying it wants to launch a "call for action and solutions to the fundamental problems we all face, such as health care. health, education, drinking water, equality, immigrant rights, support for our veterans, jobs, economy and more. "

A handful of protesters waved separately "alternative socialist" flags and shouted, "No trump, no KKK, no fascists, USA," according to local reports.

Republicans claimed that Trump had a good chance of winning Michigan again in 2020, although demographic developments may present headwinds. In November, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer beat a Trump-backed candidate to demand the governorship of the state.

"The Democrats are in trouble and they are here," said Brian "Boomer" Patrick, director of communications at GOP Michigan Rep. Bill Huizenga. "All the eggs were in the same basket as the Mueller report."

Republican National Committee spokesman Rick Gorka added, "There is no one who excites and unites voters like President Trump, he brings in new voters who would never be involved in politics. When you have this tyrannical pulpit, Air Force One lands in your people moves and moves the numbers. "

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