brought a war widow to tears, then called her account wrong because he had “one of the greatest memories of all time”?
Army Sergeant La David Johnson was killed during an ambush in Niger by elements of ISIS. The event was the largest loss of American lives in Africa during combat since the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
La David’s pregnant widow said that Trump forgot her husband’s name during a phone call he’d made to offer condolences. Trump also remarked about her husband that, “He knew what he signed up for, but it hurts anyways.”
When the widow’s account of the phone call was reported, Trump said she was wrong because he has “one of the greatest memories of all time.”
He also tweeted that he had said the name “without hesitation.”
A few days later, Trump defended himself by saying that past Presidents didn’t even call the families of fallen soldiers.
Trump also attacked a Gold Star family for speaking at the DNC and disparaged US Senator John McCain’s service in Vietnam because he liked people “who weren’t captured.” In another instance, Trump sent a $25,000 personal check to a grieving family, though it came after news reports on its delay months after the promise.
The New York Times – Soldier’s Widow Says Trump Struggled to Remember Sgt. La David Johnson’s Name
Business Insider – TRUMP: I remember call to Gold Star widow better than she does because I have ‘one of the great memories of all-time’
The Washington Post – President Trump has one of the greatest memories of all time
Wikipedia – Tongo Tongo ambush
called himself “a very stable genius” again at a NATO press conference?
The remark was made while responding to reporters at a NATO summit.
It wasn’t the first time he referred to himself as a “stable genius,” having also said so in a tweet some six months earlier.
CNN – Trump to reporter: I’m a very stable genius
CNN – Trump: I’m a very stable genius
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 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’
changed the Presidential Challenge Coin to feature himself?
Introduced in the 90s, Presidential challenge coins are handed out by the President as personal mementos, often to service members.
Trump implemented the biggest changes to the Presidential coin since its inception.
The Trump Presidential coin replaced the national motto “E Pluribus Unum” with his campaign motto, “Make America Great Again.” The coin was changed to gold instead of previously used copper or silver. It featured Trump’s name three times, including a novel emblazoning across the front.
Trevor Potter, former Republican former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, said of that the change, “For the commander in chief to give a political token with a campaign slogan on it to military officers would violate the important principle of separating the military from politics, as well as diminishing the tradition of the coin.”
The New York Times – Trump Gives Presidential Challenge Coin a Makeover, and It Shows
The Washington Post – ‘It’s very gold’: The Presidential coin undergoes a Trumpian makeover
The Hill – Trump presidential challenge coin says ‘Make America Great Again’ instead of national motto
Stars and Stripes – Presidential ‘challenge coin’ undergoes a Trumpian makeover
bragged that his nuclear button was “bigger and more powerful” than Kim Jong-un’s?
During a period of heightened tensions with North Korea, Trump tweeted about his “much bigger & more powerful” nuclear button.
The tweet sent social media into a state of agitation, with some arguing that Twitter should not allow for “calls for nuclear war” on its platform.
The nuclear button is not to be confused with the red button Trump installed on his desk to summon soft drinks.
The New York Times – Trump Says His ‘Nuclear Button’ Is ‘Much Bigger’ Than North Korea’s
BBC – Trump to Kim: My nuclear button is ‘bigger and more powerful’
wrongly said that his was the biggest Electoral College win since Reagan?
Trump received 304 Electoral College votes in 2016. Of the 10 elections from his own in 2016 to Ronald Reagan’s first in 1980, Trump only won more Electoral College votes than George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004.
USA Today – Trump falsely claims biggest electoral win since Reagan
Wikipedia – List of United States presidential elections by Electoral College margin
accepted his nomination as Republican candidate by saying, “nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it”?
Trump had never held elected office or worked as a public servant in any capacity.
Nonetheless, Trump has a vast list of things he claims to be the biggest of, the best at, and know the most about.
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USA Today – Donald Trump accepts GOP nomination, says ‘I alone can fix’ system
said “nobody has more respect for women than I do,” prompting laughter?
A few minutes later, he interrupted Clinton to refer to her as “such a nasty woman.”
Trump also claimed no one has more respect for women then he does after he insulted Ted Cruz’s wife’s appearance. He similarly insulted GOP primary candidate Carly Fiorina.
Trump has also prompted laughter from the United Nations, though he attacked Obama by saying the US needed a President who wasn’t “a laughing stock.”
