Other than being the president, it is indisputable that Donald Trump is entertaining. Most people are divided between hating and loving him; some refer to him as a buffoon. In front of a camera, Trump makes an effort not to show his ego. This has been seen on various occasions from honoring fallen soldiers to his family meetings. The efforts sometimes don’t just work! In some instances, he utters disgusting and offensive words against women.
CDN. His utterances have also mentioned children and people living with a disability. Here is a look at some of the things he has ever done.
1. Lying about contacting fallen soldiers families
On October 17th, 2017, Trump took the media by surprise explaining how he had reached every family that lost a member in the military. Since then a survey has revealed that more than half of the families were never contacted. Emails also show that the white house officials were trying to cover it up.
2. Claiming to be treated unfairly
President Trump has mentioned on many occasions that everyone especially the media unjustly treat him. He alludes that he is the most mistreated president in the history of the United States.
3. Teenage Impression
This has been going rounds in circles, and you may have probably seen it. Look at the way Trump gives the girly adolescent impression while blowing his trumpet about his high IQ. He goes ahead even to tell his “haters” not to feel insecure about it.
4. Who counts his money?
Many people have labeled Trump as a racist. Well, some of his comments are not far from it. At some instance, he alludes that he doesn’t like black people counting his money. He says he prefers short people wearing yarmulkes.
5. Attacking Ariana Huffington
Trump did not spare Ariana Huffington in his attack. He described her as unattractive and praised her husband for leaving her saying it was a right decision. Apparently, understands the pain her husband was going through which is why he supported his move.
6. Accusing Mexico immigrants
When launching his campaigns, Trump said that the Mexican immigrants coming to the United States are not the best. He cited the Mexican government of sending drug dealers and rapists. He even went ahead to tell the audience that the Mexicans come to bring them drugs. On a lighter note, he also said some of them are good people.
7. Promising Heaven
Throughout his campaign, Trump promised to make America great again. He vowed to create thousands if not millions of jobs in his tenure. He went ahead to boast that he will be the best president the United States has ever had.
8. Southern Border Wall
When it comes to building walls, Trump is the best. In June 2015 he promised to construct a high wall on the southern border to stop illegal immigrants from entering the United States. Moreover, he said the wall would be inexpensive because Mexico will pay for it.
9. On Syrian Refugees
Trump had no kind words for Syrian refugees migrating to Europe. He said that since they are healthy men, they should be fighting with the intent of saving the country and not fleeing from it.
10. Bragging About his building
Following the 9/11 attack, the tallest building in Manhattan according to Trump was 40 Wall Street which he owns. He said this in an interview in September 2001.
11. Iran War Over Hand Gestures
In September 2016, the president threatened to fight with Iran over hand gestures that he considered rude.
12. Dwyane Wade’s Causing Tweet
During his campaigns, Trump made the shooting of Dwyane’s cousin all about him saying that insecurity had escalated and African Americans should vote for him to stop it.
13. Fighting Mitch McConnel
Instead of working with McConnel to pass bills after health care has failed, Trump went against him. It could have been the easiest way for him to move tax reforms in the Senate. The fight will probably cost Trump more than he can chew having been friends with McConnel.
14. Giving Out His Cellphone Number
President Trump has been seen and heard sharing his cell phone number to world leaders telling them to call him directly. This is against diplomatic policies and procedure. Many people highly criticized the move both in the US and other countries. Some of the reasons for most critics also included his security.
15. Calling for fire or suspension of NFL players
Some NFL players protested, and Trump took to Twitter to suggest that they should be fired for disrespecting the American flag. He urged fans not to attend the matches.
16. Threatening North Korea on Twitter
After listening to a speech by North Korea foreign minister at the United Nations, Trump was quick to respond via Twitter. The president was threatening that the country may not be around for long if they don’t stop the missile tests.
17. Boasting to be Rich
When it comes to boasting about being Rich Trump is never left behind. He says that part of beauty is rich. In his campaign, the president mentioned that he was able to spend his own $600 million.
18. Calling Journalists Lunatics
Journalists sometimes find themselves on the receiving end of president Trump. On May 11, 2017, he described CNN’s Chris Cuomo as a lunatic and probably the dumbest person in journalism. He went ahead to add CBS’ Stephen Colbert in the list saying he is not only untalented but also talks “filthy.”
19. Asking and Answering Unnecessary Questions
Trump is known to ask questions and sometimes even answer them himself. For instance, he asked Economist editors whether they had heard or new the phrase “priming the pump.” Even after editors confirmed that they were aware of it, Trump went ahead to brag that he just created it a few days ago. On the contrary, the phrase has been in existence since the 1930s.
20. Not differentiating Presbyterian and Evangelicals
A story is told of Trump meeting with Presbyterian pastors. In their meeting, he was very proud saying that he did well in the polls thanks to evangelicals. In his mind, he thought Presbyterian and evangelicals are the same. The pastors were quick to correct but were met with the question, “what are you?” He later corrected himself saying that both are Christians.
Photo The media is never getting enough of Trump anytime soon. His appearances, comments, and behavior will continue to amaze many if not offend. KEITH R