Trump's speech, talking at length about dogs:

"When I entered the White House, they all wanted me to buy a dog. They said: 'Sir, you'll be the first president in 60 or 68 years without a dog.' I replied: 'That doesn't work for me.'

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But for over 60 years—maybe even longer—every president has had a dog. Some may have loved dogs, but most likely it was for votes. I think that would look utterly fake, like fake news—extremely fake.

Can you imagine? Donald Trump buying a cute poodle and dutifully walking it every day on the White House lawn. Then, when he's inspecting the ballroom, he’s actually stepping into a foundation that goes deep into China. It’s a very deep foundation—I’ll tell you, a lot of things have happened down there.

He also attacked Biden for his dog biting Secret Service agents.

What message is Trump trying to convey?

It's still the same rhetorical style—spouting off whatever comes to mind, lacking logic, completely disorganized. The audience is often left confused, bewildered, lost. This passage is no different. What exactly is he trying to say? What information is he hinting at? Surely not just empty words!

Upon closer examination, some substance can still be discerned—

The core message in Trump’s statement is this: He refuses to adopt the tradition of owning a dog or seek votes through such gestures, viewing it as hypocritical performance art. By citing Biden’s dog biting Secret Service personnel, he implies that "presidential dogs" aren’t always a positive image—they might even cause problems. As for the sudden mention of the White House ballroom’s foundation “going deep into China,” this is his typical jump-cut, conspiracy-laden rhetoric, suggesting hidden secrets beneath the surface (such as the "deep state" or covert operations). Overall, he is portraying himself as someone who defies convention and exposes the truth.

So it’s all an opportunistic digression—using the topic to craft an image of himself as unconventional, truthful, and morally upright.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864086821094412/

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