Donald Trump’s exclusive new interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran quickly lit up social media – and not in a positive way for the president as he marked his 100th day of his second term on Tuesday.
The Oval Office sit-down delivered a series of viral moments – from defiant outburst to doubling down on misinformation – which critics wasted no time pouncing on.
“What did we do to deserve such a stupid President?” military veteran Ralph Sagola wrote on X above a video clip of Trump snapping at Moran. That moment came as the president accused Moran of not being “very nice” after being pressed on whether a White House photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia with MS-13 tattoos was digitally altered.
The exchange garnered its fair share of criticism.
“OMG HE THOUGHT THE PHOTOSHOP KNUCKLES WERE REAL,” former Republican strategist Tim Miller, who now hosts The Bulwark podcast, posted on X.
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“The funniest thing about Trump is that he’ll do a thing and then his defenders are like “obviously he didn’t mean that specific thing” only for Trump to angrily insist he meant exactly that specific thing a few days/weeks later,” The Bulwark editor Sonny Bunch told his X followers.
“Moran asks Trump if he trusts Putin,” former Biden administration national security advisor Brian P. McKeon pointed out in an X post. “He weaves and dodges but never answers it.”
Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on China, which analysts said sent the U.S. economy – and consumer confidence – into a spiral, also picked up some traction across social media, as did the MAGA leader's claims surrounding tourism.
“I know I'm a broken record on this but he is tanking our economy because he so unbelievably stupid, he doesn't understand the first thing about the policy he's made central to his economic vision,” X user @Wilson_Valdex wrote. “And the media just let him completely get away with it, scot free.”
“Tourism is way up.” – Trump. Why lie about the most easily disprovable data points?” Spencer Hakimian pointed out to his followers on X. That exchange prompted Moran to hit back at Trump's claim in real time: "‘Not now."
