called himself “a very stable genius”?
The comment was part of several tweets responding to the publishing of Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury, a book about the White House’s dysfunction. He later repeated the remark at a NATO summit.
said, “we’re going to have a little fun today” before flying to Texas to meet family of recent mass shooting victims?
During the event, Trump spoke repeatedly about arming teachers. Rhonda Hart, mother of a 14 year old victim of the Texas school shooting, said of Trump that “it was like talking to a toddler.”
Independent – ‘It was like talking to a toddler’: Trump ‘kept mentioning’ arming teachers in meeting with Texas school shooting survivors
MSNBC – Grieving mother after meeting Trump: ‘It was like talking to a toddler’
left Melania in the rain on the White House lawn?
While Trump had a large umbrella with him, as he spoke to news cameras, he made no attempt to share it with her.
“She did a great job on television the other night and I didn’t do so bad either, but she did a great job on television,” he said.
Trump has also misspelled his wife’s name in a tweet.
Vanity Fair – Donald Trump, Distracted by TV Cameras, Leaves Melania Stranded in the Rain on White House Lawn
AOL – President Trump leaves Melania in the rain without an umbrella on their way to Florida — and Twitter has the best reaction
was unable to close an umbrella?
After telling reporters that a recent mass shooting at a synagogue was because of their failure to have “protection,” Trump ascended the steps to Air Force One with an umbrella before dumping it at the door.
Six months later, he again failed to close his umbrella upon entering Air Force One. This time, however, he brought it inside the plane.
Reuters – Trump dumps umbrella at door of Air Force One
News18 – Six Months Later, Donald Trump Still Cannot Close an Umbrella
said he’s “the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico”?
He added, “We did a great job in Puerto Rico. They don’t like to give me the credit for it, but we did a great job. I have many Puerto Rican friends. I have a real understanding of Puerto Rico.”
In another instance, he said he’s taken better care of Puerto Rico than “any living human being,” despite withholding disaster relief funds, claiming the death toll was fake, and infamously throwing paper towels at victims.
On describing his handling of the crisis, Trump said, “I give ourselves a 10.”
ABC News – The Latest: Trump says he’s ‘best thing’ for Puerto Rico
The Hill – Trump says he’s taken better care of Puerto Rico than ‘any living human being’
used the “yank and pull” handshake method on various people, including heads of state?
Trump’s style of handshake became so infamous that other leaders began to preempt it. He has employed it against not just other leaders or oppositional politicians, but even with his own Vice President and Supreme Court nominees.
Time – How President Trump Turned Handshakes Into a High-Stakes Showdown
USA Today – From Macron to Trudeau, a short history of President Trump’s awkward handshakes
Independent – DONALD TRUMP’S HANDSHAKE: THE REAL MEANING EXPLAINED BY BODY LANGUAGE EXPERT
The Guardian – The Trump handshake: how world leaders are fighting back
looked directly into the sun during a partial eclipse?
On August 21 of 2017, Trump witnessed a solar eclipse alongside fifth child Barron and third wife Melania. Despite being issued safety glasses, Trump was photographed looking directly at the eclipse.
While Trump’s glance into the eclipse lasted only a moment, he quickly did it twice before someone in attendance shouted, “don’t look!”
Business Insider – Trump looked at the solar eclipse without glasses despite a shouted warning from an aide
The Guardian – The moment Donald Trump is warned not to look directly at the sun – video
CNN – Yes, Donald Trump really did look into the sky during the solar eclipse
said a report about having prepared talking points was fake news, before photos of the talking points were released?
The talking points in question were various disparaging remarks about four Congressional lawmakers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.). While his tweet claimed there were no talking points prepared, clear pictures of them surfaced. He had also said the four women, despite being US citizens, should “go back” to their own countries, and said that they were “incapable of loving America.”
Additionally, the upper right corner of the page had the words, “some people,” and “alcaida” prominently hand-written. The former is a common justification that Trump uses (e.g. “I’m intelligent. Some people would say I’m very, very, very intelligent”), while the latter appears to be a misspelling of Al-Qaeda. Trump has also misspelled his officials’ name, his wife’s name, and his own name.
The Week – Trump claims he didn’t have ‘talking points’ to degrade Rep. Ilhan Omar. Here’s a picture of him holding them.
Newsweek – DONALD TRUMP FALSELY CLAIMS HE DIDN’T HAVE ‘TALKING POINTS’ ON MINORITY CONGRESSWOMEN, DESPITE PHOTOS
tweeted, “Despite the negative press, covfefe”?
The tweet was up for several hours before being removed. Then-press secretary Sean Spicer defended the tweet, saying, “No, I think the president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant.”
Trump soon after tweeted, “Who can figure out the true meaning of “covfefe” ??? Enjoy!”
In reference to the tweet, the COVFEFE Act was introduced in the House of Representatives, which sought to amend the Presidential Records Act to preserve social media interactions by the President and to require the National Archives to store them.
Trump had previously said he “has the best words,” but covfefe appeared to simply be a typo that was accidentally tweeted. In another instance, he crammed five typos into a single tweet. He has also misspelled his officials’ name, his wife’s name, and his own name.
Wired – The Internet Defines ‘Covfefe’
USA Today – Sean Spicer says ‘covfefe’ wasn’t a typo: Trump knew ‘exactly what he meant’
Wikipedia – COVFEFE Act
