Trump ridiculed for babbling Oval Office talk about ‘manned drones’: We call those ‘planes’
During a press availability in the Oval Office with Canadian Prime Minister, Donald Trump was naturally asked about Iran reportedly shooting down a U.S. drone in international airspace, which led to the president rambling in the way he does about what a drone is and does.
His explanation was not what one might call knowledgeable or smooth.
“I think probably Iran made a mistake,” the president replied when asked about the international incident. “I would imagine it was a general or somebody that made a mistake in shooting that drone down. Fortunately, that drone was unarmed. There was no man in it and there was no — it was just — it was over international waters, clearly over international waters, but we didn’t have a man or woman in the drone. We had nobody in the drone. It would have made a big difference, let me tell you. It would have made a big, big difference.”
As expected, Twitter users jumped all over the President’s comments, with one user writing, “A manned drone? I knew he had no clue what a drone was.”
You can see an assortment of comments below:
Trump said it is documented that the US drone was over international waters. He added it would have made a big difference if the drone was manned.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 20, 2019
We are developing a new manned drone program, they are developing these things called planes. It's fucking amazing, you may have even seen them in the skies doing tests except I've also heard they might be invisible so maybe not.
Wipe that egg off your knee
— Mike James (@MikeJam05901527) June 20, 2019
Don't we call those…airplanes?
— That Guy Lars (@LarsAndNCharge) June 20, 2019
Please shut up u idiot
— Tremblant Resort Lod (@TremblantLodgin) June 20, 2019
Sounds like deep state war plans not working out for them. 🤷♀️
— Deedee71 (@orangecone21) June 20, 2019
The manned drone program being a previously unannounced wing of the Trump Space Force obviously
— Patrick (@atomicpopWI) June 20, 2019
"manned drone" ?!? pic.twitter.com/WJl8e7b9tb
— Joao (@appliedsoft) June 20, 2019
If the drone was manned it would be a plane, no?
— Brian Burgess (@brburgesspa) June 20, 2019
Would this be an invisible manned drone…?
— Christine Coley (@Gwynhyfer) June 20, 2019
Manned drone? aka plane
— Mr FirGirBirger (@nqcowboy) June 20, 2019
— Nancy Forte (@nforte40) June 20, 2019
A manned drone 😂
— Daron Weber (@weber_daron) June 20, 2019
God damn…he is not smart.
— Րυɱ૦Ր Һคς ɿ੮ 🍑🏛️ (@BrandiLynn4Ever) June 20, 2019
A “manned” drone….good Lord, @realDonaldTrump is THE single dumbest man to ever occupy the Oval Office…
— BlueDogMarine (@xmtufty) June 20, 2019
If a drone is manned….. it’s not a drone.
— Joe O'Neill (@JoeONeill23) June 20, 2019
Then it would be a plane. God, he's stupid.
— perrydrake (@perrydrake) June 20, 2019
Breaking Banner
Billionaire Trump-loving governor took $125,000 in bailouts meant for struggling farmers: report
On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) received $125,000 in emergency stabilization payments for his farms, as part of the bailout program authorized by President Donald Trump to help farmers avoid losses due to the trade war with China.
Justice, a Trump-loving business magnate who briefly switched to the Democratic Party to run for governor of West Virginia and switched back to the GOP after the election, hardly fits the profile of a struggling farmer. He is worth $1.5 billion, and owns over 50 businesses, including a network of coal mines and the Greenbriar luxury resort, a popular gathering place for Republican officials.
Breaking Banner
Here’s why Sondland’s testimony is devastating to Trump — whether he wants it to be or not
Veteran Newsweek reporter Kurt Eichenwald outlined in a thread that EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland delivered testimony to the House that was devastating for President Donald Trump whether Sondland wanted it to be or not.
"While wrapped in diplomatic-speak and hemming-and-hawing, the statement of Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to European Union, is devastating to Trump and Giuliani," Eichenwald said. "Given the surrounding evidence, either Giuliani has to say he lied to Sondland, or Trump has to be impeached it is important to dig through it, because, while quite clear on most dates, it takes jumping a bit around in the statement to figure out the date of the key event."
Breaking Banner
Trump’s EU ambassador is using the ‘Don Jr. defense’ of being too dumb to break the law: national security expert
Gordon Sondland, the man whom President Donald Trump appointed to be his ambassador to the European Union, told congressional investigators on Thursday that he didn't understand that President Donald Trump might be holding up establishing direct contact with Ukraine's government unless the government agreed to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.
However, given that the president did ask him to run all Ukraine policy through attorney Rudy Giuliani, and given that Giuliani was already publicly boasting about trying to get Ukraine to probe Biden, Sondland's testimony raises the question of what he actually believed the president's intentions were in withholding aid to the country this past summer.
Trump spirals into deranged conspiracy theory when asked about Giuliani: ‘I want to see the server’
‘Worse than Obama’: Lindsey Graham has full-blown freak out over Trump’s latest Syria statements
Chelsea Clinton accidentally scorches Meghan McCain while dismissing congressional rumors on The View
‘Madman behavior’: CNN panel aghast at Trump’s latest insane statements on Turkey and the Kurds
Trump goes on insane conspiratorial rant accusing Obama of being behind the ‘corrupt’ 2016 election
Billionaire Trump-loving governor took $125,000 in bailouts meant for struggling farmers: report
Here’s why Sondland’s testimony is devastating to Trump — whether he wants it to be or not
Trump’s EU ambassador is using the ‘Don Jr. defense’ of being too dumb to break the law: national security expert
Historians demolish John Yoo for claim Founding Fathers wouldn’t want Trump impeached in an election year
McConnell drops a surprise on Trump — calls for an even stronger resolution to rebuke him
Historians demolish John Yoo for claim Founding Fathers wouldn’t want Trump impeached in an election year
White House spokesman accuses Pelosi of having ‘multiple’ meltdowns: ‘She has completely lost control’
‘The president got his head handed to him’: CNN panel points out GOP is fleeing Trump after Syria vote
‘Belligerent from the get-go’: Dem senator gives blow-by-blow account of Trump’s meltdown on Pelosi
