‘Total Idiot’: Trump’s Attempt to Confront a Leader Backfires as the Internet Catches the Grade-School Mistake His Team Scrambled to Hide

Once again, President Donald Trump showed his difficulty with words he may or may not understand. This time, his confusion took place in a weekend message to his diehard online followers. Trump, 79, set out to spotlight former U.S. Navy Commander Kirk Lippold in a Truth Social post on Nov. 30 — but his message quickly drifted off into something else entirely once readers realized the message came with extra “features” that had nothing to do with the retired the Navy officer. Within minutes, his familiar pattern of typos quietly hijacked the moment and sent the comment section in a very different direction. Trump’s ability to show off backfires, leaving fans in stitches over his latest social media rant on Truth Social. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images) ‘He Can’t Read’: Donald Trump’s Attempt to Sound Smart About His Favorite Book Backfires After He Gets Caught in the Dumbest Way Possible According to The Daily Beast, Trump started his Truth Social rant with “Ther [sic] are laws that effect [sic] our nation,” clearly misspelling “there.” He also incorrectly used “effect” instead of “affect” in the post. Trump deleted the error-ridden communication and returned to the app with a cleaned-up version. “There”...