Despite bombshell book, Donald Trump wants all of you to know he's 'like, really smart'
2018 sure is off to a running start in Trumpland.
The 45th President of the United States kicked off a busy weekend of meetings at Camp David on Saturday with a brief, fiery tweetstorm that -- even at this early point in 2018 -- is already a surefire candidate for the year's most memorable.
In three tweets, Donald Trump addressed his intellect ("being, like, really smart"), his mental stability ("a very stable genius"), and his successful presidential election campaign ("on my first try"). He doesn't come out and say it, but the tweets are likely a response to Michael Wolff's upcoming book, in which Trump insiders question the president's stability on the record, and/or recent meetings on Capitol Hill to discuss the president's mental state.
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In typical Trump fashion, the three-tweet tirade blows past known facts in favor of creating a particular narrative. The "first try" election claim, for one, is hogwash; Trump ran in 2000, and even won a couple of primaries -- though only after he left the race, in Feb. 2000.
He ran under the Reform Party banner, and ultimately blamed his exit on the political organization being a "total mess." The Reform Party countered at the time with the contention that Trump's bid had never been serious.
"Donald Trump came in, promoted his hotels, he promoted his book, he promoted himself at our expense, and I think he understands fully that we’ve ended the possibilities for such abuse of our party," party leader Patrick Choate said at the time.
Predictably, Trump's tweets drew a disbelieving response from social media.
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By all means, laugh at Trump's ridiculously transparent feelings of inadequacy if it helps you get through the day. But don't let it draw you away from staying informed on news items of actual import.
This week alone: G.O.P. legislators asked the Justice Department to investigate Christopher Steele, the former British spy behind the infamous Trump dossier; the White House renewed its demand for a border wall; the U.S. cut off security aid to Pakistan; and the Justice Department moved to imperil the country's burgeoning marijuana industry.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
