thought Nepal and Bhutan were in India, pronouncing them as “nipple” and “button”?

Trump made the remarks during a 2017 briefing ahead of a visit with the Indian Prime Minister.

During a meeting with the Prime Minister, Trump also indicated that he didn’t know that India and China shared a border.

Trump also mispronounced the African nation of Namibia during a meeting with African leaders.

Politico – Trump’s diplomatic learning curve: Time zones, ‘Nambia’ and ‘Nipple’
CNN – Critics laugh off Trump’s mispronunciations once again
India Today – Donald Trump thought Nepal and Bhutan were in India. Called them Nipple and Button

didn’t know that India and China shared a border?

In the book A Very Stable Genius, the two Washington Post and Pulitzer prize winning authors recount a meeting between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump remarked, “It’s not like you’ve got China on your border,” which prompted “shock and concern” from the PM, which turned to “resignation.” The border between India and China, called the Border of Actual Control, is over 2,500 miles long. The two countries have multiple border disputes and have engaged in three conflicts between 1962 and 1987.

Trump also previously thought that the neighboring countries of Nepal and Bhutan were in India, pronouncing them as “nipple” and “button.”

India Today – Donald Trump didn’t know India-China share border, PM Narendra Modi was shocked: New book
New Zealand Herald – Donald Trump reportedly didn’t know India and China shared a border
Wikipedia – China-India Relations

ate steaks well-done with ketchup?

Trump has long been known to prefer well-done, saying of his ideal steak, “It would rock on the plate, it was so well done.”

Despite his preference of preparation and longtime predilection for fast food, Trump tried to sell branded steaks through the Sharper Image.

Eating steaks well-done is likely a component of Trump’s self-avowed germophobia. Eating steaks with ketchup is likely a component of Trump’s lack of taste.

The Washington Post – The most depressing thing about how Donald Trump prefers his steak
Business Insider – Trump likes his steaks well-done with ketchup — here’s how the other presidents ate theirs
Eater – Actually, How Donald Trump Eats His Steak Matters

invited college football champions to the White House for fast food?

Trump served an assortment of pizza, hamburgers, and fries to the Clemson Tigers. He commented, “I think we’re going to serve McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King with some pizza. I really mean it. It would be interesting. And I would think that’s their favorite food.”

Trump also noted that the fast food was due to the ongoing government shut down over border wall funding. However, two months later, he presented a similar feast to a North Dakota team.

Susan Walsh/AP

Trump has long had an affinity for fast food, which he has explained is because of its cleanliness.

 

The New York Times – White House Welcomes College Football Champions With Fast-Food Buffet
The Hill – Trump serves McDonald’s, Burger King to visiting Clemson football team
NPR – Feast Fit For A Burger King: Trump Serves Fast Food To College Football Champs
Associated Press – Fast food at White House for North Dakota football champs

was roasted on Comedy Central?

In 2011, Trump was the center of a 90 minute Comedy Central special that included roasters Seth MacFarlane, Whitney Cummings, Marlee Matlin, Jeffrey Ross, Gilbert Gottfried, Anthony Jeselnik, Larry King, Lisa Lampanelli, Snoop Dogg, and Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino.

Trump concluded the special by saying, “You will have the great pleasure of voting for the man that will easily go down as the greatest president in the history of the United States: Me.”

A couple months later, Trump was also roasted at the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner.

Comedy Central – Roast of Donald Trump
Los Angeles Times – Revisiting Comedy Central’s ‘Roast of Donald Trump,’ when ‘President Trump’ was a punchline and Trump could take a joke

said he could be more Presidential than anyone, “except for possibly Abe Lincoln with the big hat”?

Trump made the remarks at a Tampa rally, which was also noted for the number of QAnon conspiracy theorists in attendance.

Trump also claimed at the rally that Americans need photo ID to purchase groceries.

An Economist/YouGov weekly tracking poll found in November, 2019 that 53% of Republicans considered Trump to be a superior President to Lincoln.

The Washington Post – ‘We are Q’: A deranged conspiracy cult leaps from the Internet to the crowd at Trump’s MAGA tour
The New Yorker – TRUMP’S INCREASINGLY WEIRD ATTEMPTS TO COMPARE HIMSELF TO LINCOLN
Reuters – Trump defends trade and tariff policies at Tampa rally
The Hill – Poll: Majority of Republicans say Trump better president than Lincoln

crammed five typos into one tweet?

In trying to reproduce a quote from a Fox News guest, Trump tweeted,

Special Council is told to find crimes wether crimes exist or not. I was opposed to the the selection of Mueller to be Special Council, I still am opposed to it. I think President Trump was right when he said there never should have bee a Special Council appointed because…..,

He misspelled “counsel” three times, and included “wether” and “the the” in his tweet. The tweet was immediately mocked across social media.

He soon after deleted and remade the tweet, though it still used “council” instead of “counsel.”

Regarding the claims that there was no justification to create the Special Counsel, the Department of Justice’s inspector general later found it both justified and without political bias.

Trump has also misspelled his officials’ name, his wife’s name, and his own name.

The Independent – Donald Trump may have ‘best words’, but spelling mistakes are commonplace among President and team
The Wrap – Trump Just Deleted ‘Special Council’ Tweet With 5 Typos
Real Clear Politics – Jeffrey Toobin vs. Dershowitz: Why Have You Been Carrying Water For Trump?; “This Is Not Who You Used To Be”

drove a golf cart on the greens?

Trump broke golf etiquette when he drove a cart across the greens at the Bedminister golf club in New Jersey. In fairness to the President, he owned the club, though others have noted that it is a regular habit. Even when meeting with other foreign leaders, he preferred taking a golf cart alone rather than walking with the others.

Despite regularly disparaging his predecessor for it, Trump golfed more often and more frequently at courses outside DC, costing taxpayers over $100 million by his third year in office.

The Washington Post – President Trump angers golf fans by driving golf cart on green. He apparently does this a lot.
Golf.com – WATCH: President Trump drives cart all over Bedminster green

tweeted an image of himself as Rocky Balboa?

The day before Thanksgiving, the President of the United States tweeted a photoshopped image of his head superimposed on the body of fictitious boxer Rocky Balboa.

The tweet wasn’t completely random; Rocky IV, in which the titular character fights Russian Khal Drogo, was released 34 years earlier on November 27, 1985.

Variety – Trump Tweets Doctored Photo of Himself With Rocky Balboa’s Body
ABC7 News – President Trump tweets picture of himself as ‘Rocky’

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