Trump leaves Rose Garden listeners punch-drunk … even without alcohol

Sub-header: The president was ostensibly promoting a new trade deal but for 90 minutes he came across as a madcap carnival barker

It may have been the world’s worst advertisement for teetotalism.

On Monday Donald Trump careered all over the place, displaying no discernible inhibitions, his speech a little slurry at times, blurting out words that most people would regret in the morning as he held his second wild ride with the media in less than a week.

The US president was ostensibly making an announcement about a new trade deal with the Canada and Mexico, but was also questioned about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s youthful drinking habits.

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You know, it’s been repeatedly reported that Mr. Trump is a teetotaler, but listening to him speak in public I have to really wonder about that.