U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a visit to a Mack Trucks' assembly plant, in Macungie, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 23, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
President Donald Trump gave himself a baffling compliment during a speech on Tuesday in Macungie, Pennsylvania.
Trump spoke to a crowd of supporters at a Mack Truck manufacturing facility, where he briefly mentioned the new name he's come up with to describe the Democratic Party. Trump now calls them the "Dumocrats," a phrase he's used in multiple Truth Social posts, to describe the party.
Trump complimented his creativity in creating the nickname during the speech.
"I inherited from these Dumocrats, you know they're Dumocrats," Trump said. "I changed the E for a U. It's very simple. Dumocrats. It's very simple. I don't know why I didn't think of that nine years ago. Dumocrats. I call them that because their policies are so dumb."