Republican ragebait is on the rise, and I just added fuel to the fire
“We’re the party of common sense,” says President Donald Trump after making Japan’s Prime Minister wince over the Pearl Harbour joke, calling the California governor with dyslexia “actually stupid,” and believing he’s a genius for taking cognitive tests three times.
TW: If you’re a sensitive Republican who adores President Trump, I would suggest skipping this one.
While I’m not an extremely political person (as this is CYBERnews, after all), I can’t help but be drawn into the complete stupidity that is Donald Trump’s second term.
And with all the memes, commentary, and clips of Trump that proliferate on social media, I thought it'd be fitting to write about it (aha, loophole).
I’m originally from the South of England, and I have never travelled to the United States, and may never get to after publishing articles criticizing the president and his cabinet (I kid, but not really).
I know Trump isn’t a reflection of all Americans, and some, like this lady, are very aware that voting for Donald was a big mistake.
“Apparently, I’m the idiot,” she exclaims when asked by an NBC News reporter to comment on the state of America under Trump.
Upon seeing this video, I thought, “YES, finally some self-awareness.” But, unfortunately, I was humbled once more when I realized that Americans who regret voting for Trump don’t seem to care about anything other than rising oil prices.
From what I’ve seen online, America seems like a fascinating place. It appears to be the only country on Earth that would host a memorial service for a far-right podcaster that looks like this.
If you can tell me the difference between these two images, you win a gold star.
There are some incredibly entertaining things to come out of the US. A modern take on John O’Sullivan’s Manifest Destiny, perhaps? The US continues to expand, but this time, across the social media landscape, colonizing the minds of idiots everywhere.
Welcome to Idiots of the Internet, or perhaps I should say, Idiot of the Internet, where we recap a week of the wildest internet moments. And this one is focusing on one of the world’s most beloved morons. Donald J Trump.
“I don’t want a stupid person being president,” says the stupid person who is president
Trump can’t go a day without criticizing his opposition, making jokes that no one finds funny, or outright embarrassing himself (although I think someone forgot to add shame when designing Trump – they did remember to brand him with “Made in USA” though).
Just last week, Trump made what sympathizers would call a bad joke about Pearl Harbour.
While this could’ve probably been chalked up to bad humour or a senile moment, it didn’t help that the person on the receiving end was Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
"Who knows better about surprises than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" said Trump.
PM Sanae reportedly opened her eyes wide and took a large inhale. The joke landed like a lead balloon.
Speaking of which, in 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise military attack on the US naval base in O’Ahu, Hawaii, which prompted the US’s entry into the Second World War.
The USA then dropped two atomic bombs on two Japanese cities – Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Just a little history lesson for those, like Trump, who didn't know about Pearl Harbour.
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The truly fascinating thing about Trump is that, no matter the blunder, he never seems to learn.
Trump is so painfully unfiltered that he has offended whole communities and entire countries, and still goes about his business unbothered.
I think there’s a specific word for this. But it escapes me.
BUT. Trump managed to do one better. Well, they’re kinda incomparable, but whatever.
Trump went viral online (again), and temporarily transformed US politicians (mainly Democrats) into keyboard warriors.
The president took a stab at California Governor Gavin Newsom, or “Newscum” as Trump affectionately calls him.
“I believe he took himself out of the running when he says he suffers from mental disability,” Trump said about Newsom being a potential candidate for the 2028 presidential election.
Newsom has been vocal about his struggles with dyslexia, a learning difficulty that causes issues with reading, writing, and spelling.
The neurodivergent condition is common, affecting tens of millions of adult Americans, while many more likely remain undiagnosed.
Trump did mention that a reporter said it was terrible to talk about someone with a mental disability, but that didn’t stop him from calling Newsom “actually a very stupid person.”
“I don’t want a stupid person being president,” Trump said, implying that Newsom’s disability makes him stupid.
In the same breath, Trump cited cognitive tests that supposedly prove he’s intelligent.
Although these tests check whether you’re in cognitive decline, they don’t generally measure intelligence.
Furthermore, Palantir’s CEO Alex Karp believes that only two types of people will survive the AI revolution – trade workers and neurodivergent folks.
So, guess Newsom isn’t doing too bad after all.
“Who’s gonna tell him?”
The responses from US government representatives were gold, including Rep. Jim McGovern (who was apparently born to be a politician – it's all in the surname) of Massachusetts, who said: “Who’s gonna tell him?”
And of course, Newsom stoked the fire, saying, “Wow. Trump is going to resign?”
Other users weighed in on the outrageous remarks, with one account saying pointedly that “There’s nothing in all of the world more dangerous than an idiot who thinks he’s a genius.”
I’m the only president to take the cognitive test three times, Trump boasts.
If you ask me, that’s definitely not a good thing.
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