We broke down Trump's bizarre AP interview transcript so you don't have to get broken down by it
On Sunday, The Associated Press published a breathtaking 7,924 word interview with President Trump. Only a tiny percentage of those words were assembled into actual sentences.
The president's word salads aren't particularly new, nor are his hair-raising split-second shifts in foreign policy. But it's important that we all take a moment for the innocent intern forced to translate Trump's word potpourri into English-ish sentences.
We read Trump's interview so you wouldn't have to cry at your desk. Here it is, by the numbers:
1. Of the 6,220 Trump words Trump uses, 4,187 of them are monosyllabic
2. There are four unprompted references to how he's an improvement from President Obama
3. 35 uses of the word "great"
4. Five references to his relationships, all of which are -- coincidentally! -- also great
5. Four times he calls himself the greatest president
6. One offer to the journalist of Coke, which Trump once said he's never seen a thin person drink
7. 16 times when the author has to use the phrase "unintelligible" when he simply doesn't understand what Trump means
8. Five answers that include the phrase "I don't know"
9. Two claims that the country is being treated "unfairly"
10. Four claims that he, Trump, is being treated unfairly by the media
11. Eight unprompted references to his electoral college win
12. Five references to the "fake media"
13. Zero mentions of the opioid crisis, the refugee crisis, Afghanistan, the potential government shutdown, or the post-election surge in hate crimes
14. One mention that "back when they did NATO there was no such thing as terrorism," which should be enough for us all.
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Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.
