Trump goes after Pelosi, Romney, and more 'very evil and sick people' in wild post-acquittal speech

Donald Trump.
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Two days after his closer-to-conventional State of the Union address, President Trump just delivered a ... different sort of speech.

After being officially acquitted in the Senate's impeachment trial, Trump on Thursday gave what he called "not a speech" but rather a "celebration," spending more than an hour riffing on impeachment related topics, thanking Republicans, and attacking various "horrible" people.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.