But in the 90-minute-plus speech, Trump was unable to resist his pull toward 2020 and the past. He took about a minute toward the end to peddle lies about his defeat almost two years ago.
“I ran for president. I won. Then I won a second time — did much better the second time,” Trump said.
He then laid out what he called “previous assaults” against him and the country, from the Mueller investigation to two impeachment trials. He…