'Sh*tshow of the highest order': Internet loses it after Trump's ‘insane, absurd, off-the-rails’ speech
President Donald Trump's campaign rally on August 22, 2017 (Photo: Screen capture)

Donald Trump on Tuesday night spoke at a campaign-style rally in Phoenix, Arizona. After spending 45 minutes maligning the "fake news" and re-litigating his reaction to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia (while leaving out his “both sides” remark), Trump hinted he will pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio, argued anti-Confederate protestors are trying to take away "our history" and complained—live on TV—that the mainstream media is too scared to show him live on TV.


The entire event was vintage Trump and ought to dispel and notion of a “pivot,” which was an idea floated Monday night after the president stayed on-script during a speech on Afghanistan.

It was a free-wheeling, decidedly “off-the-rails” speech that no-doubt satisfied Trump’s cracking base.

Here are some stellar reactions to the president’s doozy of a campaign rally (who's he running against, exactly?), if you lack the time or will to react yourself: