Trump says ‘the poverty is at the highest level,’ then wonders why he keeps talking

For one beautiful second in Sioux City, the teleprompter and the truth-o-meter swapped places.

“The poverty rate has just reached its best level in American history,” Trump said. “There’s less poverty, and the poverty is at the highest level.” Both, apparently. Schrödinger’s soup kitchen.

Then he looked into the void: “I’ll go with a couple of more, and then I’m just walking off the stage because what the hell do I have to keep talking for?”

Great question. Nobody had an answer, so he kept talking. By our math the GOP stream still has him going at least 54 minutes later, and KCCI clocked nearly 100 minutes on stage.