Former President Trump lashed out at teleprompter operators for technical problems he said he was experiencing during his Sunday rally in Las Vegas.
“I don’t have teleprompters, and I haven’t since the beginning,” Trump told a crowd of supporters gathered in the scorching heat to show support.
“I pay all this money to the teleprompter people. And I would say 20% of the time they don’t work, they don’t work. Things are shaking. They can’t tie a little tighter. I’m trying to look,” he said, interrupting himself. “So we’re all in this together, guys. Just a mess.
Trump expressed his frustration with the teleprompter issues several times in the speech.
At one point, Trump suggested he wouldn’t pay for teleprompter services because he wasn’t satisfied with the work.
“He just came out, ‘Aren’t the teleprompters working, sir? ‘Not a little bit.’” Trump said, apparently recounting a brief conversation he had with a crew member.
“Good job! And then I don’t pay the company that does this, right?” said Trump. “And then I end up with a story: ‘Trump doesn’t pay.’ ”
“Then they’ll say, ‘Oh, isn’t it terrible? Trump takes advantage of his…’” Trump added, cutting himself off. “No… when I have a good contractor, a subcontractor, no one gets paid faster. But when do I have contractors who do this type of work? You can have them.”
Trump is referring to the past report that revealed allegations from hundreds of workers and contractors that they were not paid in full by the former president.
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