President Donald Trump’s obsession with trolling his critics is once again overshadowing the crisis at hand. With the federal government grinding to a halt, Trump was seemingly more focused on igniting petty feuds instead of fixing the shutdown.
After being embarrassed by Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ viral clapback to his AI post, Trump visibly struggled to recall the lawmaker’s name during a White House press briefing — then hours later reignited the fight with another post that critics say revealed where his focus really was.
While repeating his false claim about lowering drug costs by 1,000 percent, Trump awkwardly dismissed the lawmaker who had just scorched him online.
“Even in the discussion … Chuck Schumer was here yesterday along with ahhh … a very nice gent