So, this is a major improvement.

Although it could be argued that watching Donald Trump say what he really said at the kickoff Republican presidential debate was like watching Trump parody Trump while simultaneously channeling several demonic entities, the clever minds behind the Bad Lip Reading video series have upped the ante. The results are spectacular.

We’ll let this one speak for — or over — itself (via YouTube):

–Posted by Kasia Anderson

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