Donald Trump has rejected an author’s accusations that he is mentally unfit for office and said his track record showed he is a “a very stable genius.”
The US president hit back after an explosive account of life at the White House claimed he never intended to enter the Oval Office.
Author Michael Wolff also said in promoting his book, Fire and Fury – Inside the Trump White House, that Trump is unfit for the presidency.
But Trump, in a series of extraordinary morning posts on Twitter, said his Democratic critics and the US news media were bringing up the “old Ronald Reagan playbook and screaming mental stability and intelligence” since they have not been able to bring him down in other ways.
Reagan, a Republican US president from 1981-1989, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1994 and died in 2004.
“Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart,” said Trump.
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“I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star … to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius … and a very stable genius at that!”
Trump’s tweets showed his frustration at what he views as unfair treatment by the news media of his presidency amid a federal investigation into whether he or his campaign aides colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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You dont get to be a billionaire, then become the president of one of the most powerful countries on the planet and NOT be called a genius.
His haters and detractors have themselves to blame just as much as they blame his supporters for his election win.
He's a genius.
All the pundits and commentators who are now asserting he is unfit to be president and has poor judgement are of course all the experts who confidently explained to us he wouldn’t run, he wouldn’t win any primaries, he wouldn’t win the nomination and of course would lose badly to Clinton for the Presidency. Why would I take their current predictions over Trumps?
Anyone who has to call themselves a genius, isn't.
One year on his approval is at 44, a couple of points higher than Obama one year into his term and higher than Obama’s average of 39 over his 8 years. What is amazing is this is despite the constant deluge of MSM attacks on him whereas Obama was almost exclusively lauded by the MSM when he won office. If the media gave him anything close to a fair run he’d be relatively a very popular president. But they won’t, and Trump loves to troll them anyway.
So now there are two realities, Trump is Hitler, Trump is defending Israel and the Jews too much; Trump wants war with Russia, Trump works with Russia; Trump wants to enslave women, but is too strict in keeping out rapists and violent criminals, etc. basically Trump derangement syndrome.
The other reality is Stockmarket at a record high, house prices recovering, tax cuts, record employment, booming manufacturing, highest small business and consumer confidence in 20 plus years, in fact on almost every economic indicator, things are getting better for all Americans.
Americans will have a choice later this year at the midterms, go with Trump who is unquestionably delivering prosperity, or go with Democrats who seem to have a platform of tax cuts aren’t good for you, shut the hell up if you’re white and take in more illegals. Wonder how the vote will go?
Trump is the Cinnamon Hitler
That’s President Cinnamon Hitler, you have to move past that awful nasty woman losing the election.
I don’t recall HRC using spray tan or Just For Men?
Although the Tangerine Tyrant looks like he has a standing weekly appointment
You’re right. Well, fingers crossed she’ll steal the 2020 nomination and run again against him.