President Donald Trump betrayed what many believed was a clue about a magnetic resonance imaging he underwent last month.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz challenged the 79-year-old president to release findings from the MRI test after Trump slurred him as "ret*rded," and Trump doubled down on the ableist slur when asked for comment Sunday evening aboard Air Force One, and then a reporter asked for specifics about that exam.

“What part of your body was the MRI looking at?” the reporter asked

“I have no idea, it was just an MRI- what part of the body?" Trump fired back. "It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it — I got perfect part, which you would be incapable of doing! Goodnight, everybody. You, too!”

Many social media users felt the president may have volunteered too much.

"It was for sure an MRI on his brain, right?" said "The Young Turks" co-host Jordan Uhl.

"If Trump denies they did a MRI of his brain, then it sounds like they did a MRI of his brain," opined Bluesky user Zobear.

"90% probability MRI was on his brain," posted the Angry Staffer account. "Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing."

"If you had an MRI and didn’t know what it was taken for, it definitely was the brain," agreed Bluesky user bd-nola.

"My brain is so perfect that I don't know why I got an MRI," joked journalist Thor Benson.

"Tell us you had a brain MRI without saying you had a brain MRI," said comedian Hayden Black.

"Trump’s reply to what the MRI scanned being 'it’s not the brain' is a dead giveaway it was definitely the brain," observed Bluesky user kbethany.

Even the Associated Press joined in the pile-on, noting in its headline Trump "doesn't know what what part of his body was scanned."

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route from Scotland, Britain, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route from Scotland, Britain, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route from Scotland, Britain, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

"A+ headline work from the AP," applauded media critic Parker Malloy.

Once-again embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a meme to seemingly defend himself from war crimes allegations over his orders to strike two survivors of a missile attack.

The Washington Post reported last week that Hegseth verbally ordered a follow-on attack Sept. 2 of two survivors clinging to wreckage of a bombed boat that administration officials say was smuggling drugs from Venezuela to the U.S., and that led a military commander to carry out the second strike.

Hegseth did not directly contradict the newspaper's reporting, which was based on claims by a number of sources familiar with the matter and came a week after Democratic lawmakers recorded a video reminding service members of their duty to disobey unlawful orders, but called the allegations “fabricated and inflammatory.”

President Donald Trump seemingly distanced himself from Hegseth in comments Sunday evening aboard Air Force One, saying he "wouldn’t have wanted a second strike," but insisted he maintained confidence for the self-styled secretary of war, who baffled many by posting a meme around the same time the president was speaking.

"For your Christmas wish list…," Hegseth posted on X at 7:37 p.m. EST Sunday, showing an altered cover of a children's book series depicting a situation similar to military operations the Trump administration says it's carrying out in Central America.

The image posted by Hegseth shows Franklin the Turtle wearing combat great and firing a bazooka from a helicopter on boats in the water below, titled, "Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists."

The defense secretary's post spurred strong criticism about his judgment.

"Trump just claimed hours ago that Hegseth told him he didn't order the killing of that boat crew in the Caribbean," posted MS NOW producer Kyle Griffith.

"Are we going to be a country that lets a person meme and shitpost his way out of accountability for alleged war crimes, or do some things still matter?" asked The Bulwark's Sarah Longwell.

"He’s posting throu it," marveled writer Molly Jong-Fast.

"There is something very wrong with the secretary of defense," cringed The Atlantic's Tom Nichols.

"When you know you’re getting a pardon, you’re not afraid of anything," grumbled Bluesky user Andy.

"Secretary of war crimes!" barked Alexander Vindman, former national security council staffer.

"Jesus. The immaturity and lack of professionalism never stop," sighed Blueseky user Ex-expat. "And yet, this unserious person is running the military."

"Before you ask, yes apparently this is real," added Bluesky user Travis Reese. "He must be taking comedy lessons and substances from Elon."

President Donald Trump seemingly distanced himself from the latest controversy surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The self-styled secretary of war reportedly ordered a second missile strike on two alleged smugglers who survived an attack on a boat administration officials say was carrying drugs from Venezuela to the U.S., and many military and legal experts say Hegseth's "no quarter" order violated international and U.S. laws.

"I don’t know that that happened and Pete said he did not want them, even know what people were talking about, so we'll look in –we'll look into it," Trump told reporters. "But no, I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal, it was fine, and if there were two people around, but Pete said that didn't happen. I have great confidence."

Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, joined with Democratic lawmakers in condemning Hegseth's alleged "kill everyone" follow-on order as illegal, and social media users highlighted Trump's comments as a significant break from his frequently embattled Pentagon chief.

"Pete Hegseth, you in danger, girl," warned X user Keith Edwards.

"Trump beginning the process of throwing Hegseth under the bus," noted former Republican strategist Cheri Jacobus.

"Translation: Pete may well go down for this. But I’m not going with him," agreed civil rights lawyer Sherilynn Ifill.

"President Trump says he would not have wanted the second strike," said Just Security's Ryan Goodman. "POTUS's only defense of Hegseth is claim that Hegseth supposedly said he didn't order it."

"Unless Trump gave the operational order for the second strike he can underbus Hegseth and still do whatever war he’s doing, the principle is not 'we’re not at war' it’s 'you can’t do this in war,'" argued post malone ergo propter malone.

"Interesting. So even Trump is saying a second strike would be wrong," opined Marine veteran Stan R. Mitchell. "Hegseth better hope the facts are on his side here."

"This is a major development and Hegseth just got hung out to dry," posted widely followed Blueskey user Chele Lea. "Trump said he didn’t want nor order the second strike on that Venezuelan boat. That’s HUGE. That’s Trump saying Hegseth acted alone. Trump always protects Trump his entire cabinet just got a wake-up call. Smart of Trump’s handlers."