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Trump doesn't know what the Declaration of Independence says (Original Post) Nevilledog May 2025 OP
Twump has a copy of the Declaration of Independence behind a curtain Mr.Bee May 2025 #1
Can Trump even read? (n/t) PJMcK May 2025 #26
Remember his 1st term, staff had to read and use pictures vapor2 May 2025 #41
Here's The Link To BrooklynDad_Defiant! ‪On Blue Sky Y'all... MayReasonRule May 2025 #2
Thanks for the Non-Musk-Contaminated link! Maru Kitteh May 2025 #9
Right On Y'all! I Absolutely Refuse To Visit The Shitter Known As X... MayReasonRule May 2025 #39
Sad and disgusting! Haggard Celine May 2025 #3
Up to their eyebrows. niyad May 2025 #12
Would love to hear from MAGA base dreamland May 2025 #4
Just as the MAGAts forget the "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state" part of the Aristus May 2025 #8
It means DEI because it has a D and an I IronLionZion May 2025 #16
I was under the impression the heavily armed MAGAts were supposed to protect us from tyranny. Magoo48 May 2025 #28
Nick Cage is on it IronLionZion May 2025 #31
Shit, they think he nailed it and made the other guy look like a fool! They're pumping their fists in the air. NBachers May 2025 #33
Double or nothing genxlib May 2025 #5
I am guessing he knows only one rurallib May 2025 #11
True ShazzieB May 2025 #21
8?? Hell. I bet he can't name a single one. Wiz Imp May 2025 #22
Now, that is good... Disaffected May 2025 #6
That is all malaise May 2025 #10
Clearly the stupidest bastard ever to sit in the Oval Office. Ray Bruns May 2025 #7
Yep, George W had that title for a little while. Emile May 2025 #46
Their best man is a degenerate idiot. Torchlight May 2025 #13
I'm beginning to worry that Trump will be another Reagan, and slip further into dementia as his term goes on. patphil May 2025 #14
why do people think he has dementia? mokeyz May 2025 #17
Look at old videos of pedo Trump talking Farmer-Rick May 2025 #34
Weekend at Donny's IronLionZion May 2025 #32
My gawd 3auld6phart May 2025 #15
Got news for you, he doesn't give a crap, what is says. republianmushroom May 2025 #18
You missed it Iamscrewed May 2025 #19
You are correct. Corrected it, thank you. republianmushroom May 2025 #37
Hey tRump, it's a declaration against a tyrannt! Ohioboy May 2025 #20
Colbert showed that clip from the interview, too. Hilarious/mind-boggling/outrageous, all at once. highplainsdem May 2025 #23
He likes to use words like "beautiful" and "special" when he talks about something he knows nothing about. ShazzieB May 2025 #24
Appalling ignorance is just one of his many outstanding qualities Martin Eden May 2025 #44
The most appalling thing about his ignorance is that he would rather die than admit it, even to himself. ShazzieB May 2025 #49
And, ultimately (hopefully) willful ignorance will be his downfall Martin Eden May 2025 #50
Trump is sure talking about love a lot lately - Mblaze May 2025 #25
Terry Moran is heroic! dchill May 2025 #27
She is so funny!!! wolfie001 May 2025 #29
BlueSky link to toddler Trump's nonanswer IrishBubbaLiberal May 2025 #30
It's a long-standing tradition for Republicans not to know the Declaration or the Constitution. From 2009: DFW May 2025 #35
But he and MAHER had in common their deep knowledge of American history!!!!!!1 UTUSN May 2025 #36
Just tell him Two Corinthians. He won't leftyladyfrommo May 2025 #38
In Donald Trump's world the Declaration of Independence says whatever he wants it to say. tanyev May 2025 #40
Anyone know why he keeps a curtain in front of it? mountain grammy May 2025 #42
Because he thinks it's an original copy Wiz Imp May 2025 #53
I'd lay odds that the clown B.See May 2025 #43
The clown's closest associates would not take that bet Martin Eden May 2025 #45
Anyone remember when Trump couldn't quote a single passage... keep_left May 2025 #47
Most of the time he doesn't even know what his mouth says. Ping Tung May 2025 #48
What does this tell you about Trump 's supporters? Squaredeal May 2025 #51
What a fucking National embarassment Blue Owl May 2025 #52

Mr.Bee

(1,640 posts)
1. Twump has a copy of the Declaration of Independence behind a curtain
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:05 AM
May 2025

so he'll never have to read it.

vapor2

(3,776 posts)
41. Remember his 1st term, staff had to read and use pictures
Thu May 1, 2025, 10:58 PM
May 2025

for his Presidential Daily briefings?

Haggard Celine

(17,680 posts)
3. Sad and disgusting!
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:16 AM
May 2025

I hope that somehow the Swamp will get rid of him. May he sink up to his chin in quicksand. Same goes for Eloon.

Aristus

(71,655 posts)
8. Just as the MAGAts forget the "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state" part of the
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:49 AM
May 2025

Second Amendment to the U.S Constitution, they likely only remember the "Merciless Indian savages" part of the Declaration of Independence.

Magoo48

(6,688 posts)
28. I was under the impression the heavily armed MAGAts were supposed to protect us from tyranny.
Thu May 1, 2025, 01:24 PM
May 2025

NBachers

(19,185 posts)
33. Shit, they think he nailed it and made the other guy look like a fool! They're pumping their fists in the air.
Thu May 1, 2025, 01:58 PM
May 2025

genxlib

(6,086 posts)
5. Double or nothing
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:31 AM
May 2025

I bet he couldn't name the Ten Commandments either.

I would be surprised if he could get to eight

ShazzieB

(22,220 posts)
21. True
Thu May 1, 2025, 01:06 PM
May 2025

He would have major trouble with that "have no other gods before me" sfuff. I'm surprised he hasn't tried to have that one removed from the Bible.

Torchlight

(6,316 posts)
13. Their best man is a degenerate idiot.
Thu May 1, 2025, 12:36 PM
May 2025

It speaks silent volumes that he reflects their passions and agendas so well. I'm guessing that by June, the right wing will be testing lines like "stop shaming people's degeneracy" to see if it gains any traction.

patphil

(8,733 posts)
14. I'm beginning to worry that Trump will be another Reagan, and slip further into dementia as his term goes on.
Thu May 1, 2025, 12:45 PM
May 2025

By the end, Reagan was used as a prop, with the office of the president actually being run by committee.
Trump sounds more like a babbling idiot each day.

mokeyz

(99 posts)
17. why do people think he has dementia?
Thu May 1, 2025, 01:01 PM
May 2025

he is the same arrogant, moronic, ignorant, narcissistic asshole he has always been.

Farmer-Rick

(12,480 posts)
34. Look at old videos of pedo Trump talking
Thu May 1, 2025, 02:07 PM
May 2025

You can see the difference immediately.

He speaks slower now, he speaks in mostly a weak almost frail voice, except when he's angry. His vocabulary is noticably diminished. He stumbles over words much more often. He leaves sentences hanging more often. He speaks in fragmented sentences much more often.

Plus he blatantly lies and makes up crap in about every 5th sentence, or sentence fragment. Before he would at least get the basic facts correct.

And he lies just about everything. Before he use to lie just about crap that made him look good or bad. Now he lives in fantasy land where just about every idea that is able to escape his empty head is not true.

Because Trump is usually angry, rude and mean people think he's strong. But the man is cookoo for coco puffs. He intimidates with his nastiness and people are afraid to question him.

3auld6phart

(1,670 posts)
15. My gawd
Thu May 1, 2025, 12:54 PM
May 2025

What an ignorant piece of shift. Love the W. Xpexssion of the reporter’s face. Not much hope for the USA switch having leaders like the repukes. In. Charge of all the different Departments..

Ohioboy

(3,874 posts)
20. Hey tRump, it's a declaration against a tyrannt!
Thu May 1, 2025, 01:05 PM
May 2025

Don't make us have to write an updated version, you idiot!

highplainsdem

(60,033 posts)
23. Colbert showed that clip from the interview, too. Hilarious/mind-boggling/outrageous, all at once.
Thu May 1, 2025, 01:16 PM
May 2025

ShazzieB

(22,220 posts)
24. He likes to use words like "beautiful" and "special" when he talks about something he knows nothing about.
Thu May 1, 2025, 01:17 PM
May 2025

Reminds me of when he called the Battle of Gettysburg beautiful. No, Donald, that battle was anything but beautiful. It was a freaking 3 day blood bath in which between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers from both armies were casualties, the most costly in US history. Idiot. Nice try, peabrain.

Martin Eden

(15,363 posts)
44. Appalling ignorance is just one of his many outstanding qualities
Fri May 2, 2025, 07:20 AM
May 2025

Pathological liar
Malignant narcissist
Power hungry megalomaniac
Vindictive bully
Sociopath
Sexual predator
Racist

ShazzieB

(22,220 posts)
49. The most appalling thing about his ignorance is that he would rather die than admit it, even to himself.
Fri May 2, 2025, 01:31 PM
May 2025

A person who freely admits they don't know everything and shows a willingness to learn can be educated. Because of his extreme narcissism, Trump is impervious to being educated. His fragile ego dictates that he ALWAYS has to be right, and those around him have to at least pretend that he is always right or else they are ejected from his presence (as all those he fired during his first administration found out, and many more will learn the hard way in this administration).

In short, his ignorance is a serious problem, and his narcissism makes it an insurmountable one. The irony is that things he does to cover his insecurity, such as bragging about how "smart" he is, refusing to take advice, and pretending he knows things he doesn't know, just make him look even more stupid than admitting the limits of his knowledge would.

Martin Eden

(15,363 posts)
50. And, ultimately (hopefully) willful ignorance will be his downfall
Fri May 2, 2025, 02:46 PM
May 2025

The question is how much of our civic institutions and standing in this world will he bring down with him.

Significant damage has already been done.

Mblaze

(924 posts)
25. Trump is sure talking about love a lot lately -
Thu May 1, 2025, 01:19 PM
May 2025

He must be playing tennis again. That's the only reason I can think of. 😀

DFW

(59,737 posts)
35. It's a long-standing tradition for Republicans not to know the Declaration or the Constitution. From 2009:
Thu May 1, 2025, 02:29 PM
May 2025

Yes, I know, it's from Politico, but the information is nonetheless solid, having been taken from a TV clip on Bonehead that I remember seeing at the time:


Boehner mixes up Constitution and Declaration

By MARTIN KADY II

11/05/2009 02:29 PM EST

House Minority Leader John Boehner was fired up and ready to go at the Tea Party rally today.

He even held up his pocket copy of the Constitution, pledging to "stand here with our Founding Fathers, who wrote in the pre-amble: 'We hold these truths to be self evident ..."

Right, Bonehead, except that your quote was from the Declaration of Independence of 1776, not the pre-amble to the Constitution from 1787. Republican "patriots" like to wave the flag a lot, but knowing what it actually stands for, to them, is above and beyond the call of duty.

tanyev

(48,669 posts)
40. In Donald Trump's world the Declaration of Independence says whatever he wants it to say.
Thu May 1, 2025, 05:01 PM
May 2025

Facts are irrelevant.

Wiz Imp

(9,005 posts)
53. Because he thinks it's an original copy
Fri May 2, 2025, 03:38 PM
May 2025

That would need to be protected from damage by the lights, etc. thankfully the national archive is smart enough not to let him anywhere near the original.

B.See

(7,789 posts)
43. I'd lay odds that the clown
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:31 PM
May 2025

doesn't know the words to the national anthem or the Pledge of Allegiance... and I'm sure Mr.'Christian' doesn't know The Lord's Prayer. So expecting him to have even a CLUE about the Declaration of Independence is asking much.

Martin Eden

(15,363 posts)
45. The clown's closest associates would not take that bet
Fri May 2, 2025, 07:25 AM
May 2025

They know he is appallingly ignorant and has no interest in learning about America's founding documents and principles.

keep_left

(3,161 posts)
47. Anyone remember when Trump couldn't quote a single passage...
Fri May 2, 2025, 11:57 AM
May 2025

...from the Bible--either Old or New Testament--even when he was among his friends in the religious right? And this occurred on at least two occasions; one of them was during a fawning interview with the sycophantic Raymond Arroyo on the EWTN (radtrad Catholic) network.

Ping Tung

(4,141 posts)
48. Most of the time he doesn't even know what his mouth says.
Fri May 2, 2025, 12:11 PM
May 2025
Some people think they live in a house of glass when they're actually seeing only mirrors. Fritz Perls
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