Meghan McCain: 'This Meryl Streep speech is why Trump won'

[LisaM]

2. So to extend her logic, is she saying that Trump's speech mocking the reporter WAS why he won?

She might be surprised (if she read the transcript) that Streep actually agrees, and that's what breaks her heart.

“There was one performance this year that stunned me. It sank its hooks in my heart. Not because it was good — there was nothing good about it — but it was effective and did its job," Streep said.



She was referring to Trump's imitation of reporter Serge Kovaleski, who has a congenital condition affecting the joints. She said that particular performance "made its intended audience laugh and show their teeth.”


“It was that moment, when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter — someone he out-ranked in privilege, power and the capacity to fight back," she continued.