Donald Trump made what critics suggested could be one of his most outlandish boasts yet during a 2026 midterm campaign rally in Ohio this weekend.
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The president, while touting his controversial promise of a $5,000 payment to every American citizen if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate this fall, told the crowd:
“I know more about everything than anybody in this room, anybody anywhere in the world.”
Trump: “I know more about inflation, I know more about everything than anybody in this room. Anybody anywhere in the world. Well, there’s a woman sitting right over there. She’s a housewife but she’s very good. She got a natural instinct for business. She perhaps knows more than… pic.twitter.com/cxJJ18mZnH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 4, 2026
Trump then singled out a woman in the audience as he continued:
“Well, there’s a woman sitting right over there. She’s a housewife but she’s very good. She’s got a natural instinct for business. She perhaps knows more than I do but I actually don’t think so.”
The eyebrow-raising boast and comment about the woman quickly drew ridicule on social media.
Zeteo’s Mehdi Hasan responded with just two words: “25th Amendment.”
Others also piled on:
25th amendment https://t.co/icESF0IhHk
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 4, 2026
The most extraordinary part of this speech is that he briefly considered the possibility that another human being possessed knowledge before deciding that was ridiculous.
— Dr. Nate Lichtman (@27KeysToTheRace) October 4, 2026
This guy loves nobody more than himself, thinks nobody is smarter than himself, he’s so full of himself. I’m surprised there’s room for anything else at all. Someone taught this guy he was the center of the universe and should be the center of everybody else’s universe. It’s…
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— Belinda (@allatwitta7) October 4, 2026
WTAF?!?!?! https://t.co/sCrWVw6MUV
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 4, 2026
The worse his political situation becomes, the more titanically insecure he becomes. Timber!…. https://t.co/cRK2cbItvq
— Mike Murphy (@murphymike) October 4, 2026
The only thing more dangerous than a moron who thinks he’s a genius, is 75 million morons who agree with him. https://t.co/zlS1lwY4P2
— 🌊Zero Dark Twenty-Nine 🌊🖋️ (@herotimeszero) October 4, 2026
Isn’t this madness? Presiding of United States saying he knows more about anything than anybody else in the world! This guy has the ultimate mouth diarrhoea! How did the US get this low! I am convinced he has some sort of mental disorder
— Easy-Tubsee (@EazeeTubsee) October 4, 2026
How can MAGA, no matter where they fall on the MAGA moron scale, fall for such unhinged statements?
— Simon Beaulieu 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 (@Slimsim999) October 4, 2026
Misogyny, ignorance and arrogance in one fell swoop. What an utter embarrassment! https://t.co/MSVIum1ZJM
— Bob Hudson (@Bob__Hudson) October 4, 2026
What a world! https://t.co/BjARsZ89oF
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) October 4, 2026
Trump should know about inflation. He’s created more of it than anyone else. https://t.co/d2yA8I4QXM
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— Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) October 4, 2026
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