It all started out so well…
From the Washington Post:
“Don’t worry about that baby, I love babies!” he interjected. “I hear that baby crying, I like it! What a baby. What a beautiful baby. Don’t worry, don’t worry. The mom’s running around, like … don’t worry about it, you know? It’s young and beautiful and healthy, and that’s what we want.”
While it is decidedly rare to hear anyone proclaim that they “like” hearing a baby cry, it was a human moment – a move by Trump to say to a mother in the audience: don’t worry about it, we’ll keep the speech moving. And for a minute, he did. Until the baby dared to interrupt his thoughts on China with a second outburst.
“Actually, I was only kidding. You can get the baby out of here,” Trump said. “I think she really believed me, that I love having a baby crying while I’m speaking!”
“People don’t understand, but that’s okay,” he added.