said of NFL players kneeling in protest, “get that son of a bitch off the field”?

At an Alabama rally on September 23, 2017, Trump explained how he wanted to see NFL players fired for protesting the US flag and national anthem.

Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when someone disrespects our flag to say, ‘get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out. He’s fired. He’s fired!

Trump’s remarks came after dozens of players across the regular and preseasons took a knee during the national anthem. They had joined Colin Kaepernick in protest the season prior, who was not on an NFL roster at the time of Trump’s remarks.

Kaepernick explained that the reason for his protest was because he was “not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” He was advised to take a knee by NFL player and former US Army Green Beret Nate Boyer, who considered it a form of protest most respectful to other service members.

AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Trump praised a later NFL ban on kneeling players, suggesting such protests were un-American:

You have to stand proudly for the national anthem or you shouldn’t be playing, you shouldn’t be there, maybe you shouldn’t be in the country.

NBC Sports -Trump to anthem protesters: ‘Get that son of a b—- off the field’
NFL.com – Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during national anthem
NPR – The Veteran And NFL Player Who Advised Kaepernick To Take A Knee
BBC News – Trump: NFL kneelers ‘maybe shouldn’t be in country’

was called a “dotard” by Kim Jong-un?

The remark came after Trump said he would “totally destroy” North Korea if the US had to defend itself, and referred to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un as “rocket man,” in a speech to the United Nations.

Kim Jong-un issued a retort on North Korean state media in which he called Trump a “mentally deranged dotard.”

The statement continued, saying Trump was “unfit to hold the prerogative of supreme command of a country,” and was “a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire.”

When relations between the US and North Korea again started to worsen in 2019, the latter threatened the resumption of such insults.

Dotage is defined by Merriam-Websters as “a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.”

Trump, after meeting Kim Jong-un at the Singapore Summit later said that if he was wrong about trusting the dictator, he’d “find some kind of excuse.”

USA Today – North Korean leader: Trump is ‘mentally deranged’
BBC News – ‘Dotard’ Trump? The story of ‘rocket man’ Kim’s insult
AP News – North Korea threatens to resume calling Trump ‘dotard’
Merriam-Webster – Dotard

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 about Pearl Harbor?

According to the book A Very Stable Genius, during a private tour of the Pearl Harbor memorial, Trump asked his Chief of Staff John Kelly, “Hey, John, what’s this all about? What’s this a tour of?”

The authors explain that Trump didn’t grasp the site’s significance, as he’d “heard the phrase ‘Pearl Harbor’ and appeared to understand that he was visiting the scene of a historic battle…he did not seem to know much else.”

In a tweet the same day of his visit, Trump repeated a common misquote of Franklin Roosevelt’s description of the Pearl Harbor attack, “a date that will live in infamy.”

His wife Melania also wrongly placed the date of the Pearl Harbor attacks in a deleted tweet.

Deleted tweet / The Washington Post

A year prior, Trump attacked Obama for not bringing up Pearl Harbor during an official visit to Japan.

The Washington Post – ‘A Very Stable Genius’ portrays Trump as erratic, ‘at times dangerously uninformed
The Washington Post – Melania Trump tweets, then quickly deletes, wrong Pearl Harbor date
Business Insider – ‘What’s this a tour of?’: Trump barely understood the significance of an iconic Pearl Harbor memorial during a private tour, new book says
The Week – Trump reportedly doesn’t know what happened at Pearl Harbor
Politico – White House misremembers historical details on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

created a commission to expose mass voter fraud, which then found none?

Immediately after the 2016 election, Trump claimed that he lost the popular vote because of undocumented immigrants and widespread voter fraud.

After taking office, Trump formed the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity by executive order to investigate the alleged mass fraud. Vice President Mike Pence led the commission.

Trump Signs Executive Order establishing a voter fraud commission on May 11, 2017. Wikipedia

Multiple lawsuits were filed by organizations including the ACLU and Electronic Privacy Information Center, as well as one of the commission’s own members. The suits alleged lack of transparency and blatant partisanship.

The commission ran from May 11, 2017 to January 3, 2018, when it was disbanded after having found no evidence of the claimed voter fraud.

The commission member who filed suit, Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap, later explained, “even though the idea was to investigate voter fraud, it is pretty clear that the purpose of the commission was to actually affirm and validate the president’s claims whether or not we had any evidence of any such voter misconduct.”

Nevertheless, Trump continued to repeat his claims of mass voter fraud. The same year that the commission was disbanded, Trump justified voter ID laws by claiming that Americans need photo ID even to buy groceries. He also later accused mail-in-voting as being a vehicle for fraud, alleging that implementing such measures amid the COVID-19 crisis would mean no Republican would ever be elected again.

The New York Times – Trump Disbands Commission on Voter Fraud
Associated Press – Report: Trump commission did not find widespread voter fraud
Politico – Trump voter fraud panel sued by its own member
The New York Times – Trump Disbands Commission on Voter Fraud
NPR – Member Of Disbanded Trump Voter Fraud Commission Speaks Out
Wikipedia – Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

falsely claimed that he had the largest inaugural crowd size ever?

Trump made the claim immediately after his inauguration. All evidence pointed to the contrary. Sean Spicer defended the claim the day after, as well as other unfounded claims about voter fraud.

Spicer was replaced by Anthony Scaramucci six months later.

Image result for crowd size inaugural comparison

The Atlantic – Trump’s Press Secretary Falsely Claims: ‘Largest Audience Ever to Witness an Inauguration, Period’
Politico – Trump fumes over inaugural crowd size
Vox – Photos: the crowd at Donald Trump’s inauguration vs. Barack Obama’s
The Hill – Trump admitted he was wrong over inauguration crowd size fight: book

pushed the leader of Montenegro?

During a May 2017 NATO summit, Trump pushed his way past the prime minister of Montenegro to stand in front of the group of leaders.

Trump has also referred to the people of Montenegro as “very aggressive,” and warned that the Balkan country of under 700,000 people could ignite World War 3.

The New York Times – Trump Appears to Push Aside the Leader of Montenegro
Associated Press – Trump pushes aside Montenegro leader who calls it natural
BBC News – Trump pushes past Montenegro’s PM

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

promised healthcare that would provide “insurance for everybody”?

Trump’s promise included “lower numbers, much lower deductibles,” and that “We’re going to have insurance for everybody,” but he never elaborated on the plan. Less than two months later, Trump said, “nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated.”

Ultimately, Republicans tried to push through a “skinny repeal” of Obamacare without any alternative. The repeal failed due to the final vote cast by John McCain, for which he was heavily criticized by Trump.

The New York Times – Trump Promises ‘Insurance for Everybody’ as Health Law Replacement
Reuters – Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ in replacing Obamacare

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