Lashes out at "enemies" in post-acquittal victory speech

One day after his Senate acquittal, Trump delivered a rambling, vindictive speech from the East Room, attacking his political opponents as "evil," "corrupt," and "scum." He waved a newspaper headline reading "ACQUITTED" and spent over an hour airing grievances against James Comey, Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, and Mitt Romney, shattering norms of presidential conduct following impeachment.

"It was evil, it was corrupt, it was dirty cops, it was leakers and liars... This should never happen to another president, ever." — East Room victory speech, February 6, 2020