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Trump Will Most Likely Use a Teleprompter

July 12, 2016 · 6:13 am ET · Leave a Comment

Donald Trump said he’ll likely use a teleprompter at the Republican National Convention next week, but will probably make a final decision in the coming days, The Hill reports.

Said Trump: “I’d love to do it, actually, without a teleprompter, but you know, the one thing is, I have a very good memory, but you have many many, many, many, points, and I want to hit every point, whether it’s the economy or whether it’s anything of the many subjects that we’ve discussed; so it’s most likely going to be teleprompter.”

The Daily Beast has a Trump quote from last year: “I’ve always said, if you run for president, you shouldn’t be allowed to use teleprompters. Because you don’t even know if the guy is smart.”

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