Political analysts and observers roasted a strange comment President Donald Trump made during a Christmas speech on Sunday.
Trump hosted a Christmas reception at the White House on Sunday, which was meant to welcome the holiday season. The event was overshadowed by several tragedies, including the shooting at Brown University that left two students dead, a shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Australia that killed 15 attendees, and a lethal attack on American military troops in Syria that killed three people.
During the speech, Trump weaved through a story about a doctor who went on a hiking trip to Peru with Obama's daughters and was bit by a venomous snake.
"Look at how quiet everybody is," Trump said to the audience. "You know, it's funny. When you talk about snakes and things like that, people find it interesting."
The moment sparked mockery from political analysts and observers online.
"Ok, Grandpa," history professor Waitman Wade Beorn posted on Bluesky. "I think it's time for you to lie down."
"I swear we're in 'I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time' territory," writer and activist Jeff Tiedrich posted on Bluesky.
"Person, woman, man, camera, TV," neuroscientist Kevin Wright posted on Bluesky, referring to a quip Trump made after one of his previous cognitive exams.
"I keep wondering why Jake Tapper isn’t screaming about this s--- from the rafters," Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin, founder of the Gaia Leadership Project, posted on Bluesky.
"Gee, I wonder why he had to take 3 dementia tests," Joanne Carducci, an anti-Trump influencer, posted on X.
Trump as he rambles on and on about snakes: “Look how quiet everybody is” pic.twitter.com/7zHthQx8BE
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 14, 2025