The news is a deluge. It arrives relentlessly in daily, or hourly, or minutely cycles.
The tweets are even worse. They “begin, and cease, and then again begin,” frothing and vanishing into the twittersphere.
So slow down this week and think about some of Trump’s best tweets.
Trump wrote, for example, on January 29, 2024 — early in the 2024 presidential campaign — that Trump, and not then-President Biden, deserved credit for the recent rise in stock prices: “THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST JOE BIDEN ARE SO GOOD THAT INVESTORS ARE PROJECTING THAT I WILL WIN, AND THAT WILL DRIVE THE MARKET UP . . . .”
Fair enough. Until Trump’s recent tariff idiocy cratered the stock market. On April 30, 2025 — 15 months after the first tweet and a few months into the Trump presidency — the stock market faltered. Then, of course, Trump was not to blame: “This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th . . . . [W]e have to get rid of the Biden ‘Overhang.’”
Please note two things. First, the random capitalization is, of course, Trump’s, not mine. I haven’t forgotten what I learned in elementary school, so I capitalize more or less correctly. Second, Trump routinely takes credit for everything good and takes blame for nothing bad. These starkly contradictory tweets aren’t unusual for Trump; they simply demonstrate undeniably, in his own words, his customary schtick.
What else do Trump’s tweets (or, now, “truths”) show?
On the campaign trail, Trump told us repeatedly that he would end the war between Russia and Ukraine on his first day in office (if not earlier). Trump was campaigning, of course, so we knew — as Trump later conceded — that he was being a little optimistic. Still, I couldn’t wait to see how Trump’s genius would unwind what seemed to be a thorny situation.
On April 24 of this year, Trump revealed his strategy. He tweeted: “Vladimir, STOP!”
Whoa! If only I’d thought of that! That’s why we elected the guy! Gimme a minute to check on how this brilliant new approach to negotiations has worked.
I’m just getting warmed up. Back in his first term, Trump tweeted: “How low has President Obama gone to tapp [sic, of course] my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!” This was insane, and the FBI explained at the time that it had no evidence to support the claim.
But maybe I’m lying. So, call my bluff, Trump: You’re now having the FBI investigate endless silly things. Instruct the FBI to look into Obama’s wiretaps, dig up evidence to support your accusation, and put the criminals away.
Fat chance.
Most recently, and the event that prompted this column, was what Trump posted on Memorial Day. There’s a law, 36 U.S.C. Section 116, that “requests” that the president issue a proclamation each Memorial Day calling on the people of the United States to unite in prayer for permanent peace. Here, in part, is how the moron-in-chief fulfilled his commitment this year:
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM THAT SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY THROUGH WARPED RADICAL LEFT MINDS, WHO ALLOWED 21,000,000 MILLION [sic, of course] PEOPLE TO ILLEGALLY ENTER OUR COUNTRY, MANY OF THEM BEING CRIMINALS AND THE MENTALLY INSANE, THROUGH AN OPEN BORDER THAT ONLY AN INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT WOULD APPROVE, AND THROUGH JUDGES WHO ARE ON A MISSION TO KEEP MURDERERS, DRUG DEALERS, RAPISTS, GANG MEMBERS, AND RELEASED PRISONERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, IN OUR COUNTRY SO THEY CAN ROB, MURDER, AND RAPE AGAIN — ALL PROTECTED BY THESE USA HATING JUDGES WHO SUFFER FROM AN IDEOLOGY THAT IS SICK, AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR COUNTRY . . . .
Did anyone ever die in defense of this country and now deserve a moment of tribute?
I should be used to this by now. Trump habitually uses holidays — Christmas, Easter, Memorial Day — not to commemorate religious or historical events, but instead to tear America apart, often in all caps.
Trump takes pride in his pronouncements on social media and the number of people he can influence with what he says. He’s rumored to write many of the tweets himself. And the tweets demonstrate, without much doubt . . . well, decide for yourself.
Aren’t you proud of having voted for this guy?
Mark Herrmann spent 17 years as a partner at a leading international law firm and later oversaw litigation, compliance and employment matters at a large international company. He is the author of The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law and Drug and Device Product Liability Litigation Strategy (affiliate links). You can reach him by email at inhouse@abovethelaw.com.
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The news is a deluge. It arrives relentlessly in daily, or hourly, or minutely cycles.
The tweets are even worse. They “begin, and cease, and then again begin,” frothing and vanishing into the twittersphere.
So slow down this week and think about some of Trump’s best tweets.
Trump wrote, for example, on January 29, 2024 — early in the 2024 presidential campaign — that Trump, and not then-President Biden, deserved credit for the recent rise in stock prices: “THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST JOE BIDEN ARE SO GOOD THAT INVESTORS ARE PROJECTING THAT I WILL WIN, AND THAT WILL DRIVE THE MARKET UP . . . .”
Fair enough. Until Trump’s recent tariff idiocy cratered the stock market. On April 30, 2025 — 15 months after the first tweet and a few months into the Trump presidency — the stock market faltered. Then, of course, Trump was not to blame: “This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th . . . . [W]e have to get rid of the Biden ‘Overhang.’”
Please note two things. First, the random capitalization is, of course, Trump’s, not mine. I haven’t forgotten what I learned in elementary school, so I capitalize more or less correctly. Second, Trump routinely takes credit for everything good and takes blame for nothing bad. These starkly contradictory tweets aren’t unusual for Trump; they simply demonstrate undeniably, in his own words, his customary schtick.
What else do Trump’s tweets (or, now, “truths”) show?
On the campaign trail, Trump told us repeatedly that he would end the war between Russia and Ukraine on his first day in office (if not earlier). Trump was campaigning, of course, so we knew — as Trump later conceded — that he was being a little optimistic. Still, I couldn’t wait to see how Trump’s genius would unwind what seemed to be a thorny situation.
On April 24 of this year, Trump revealed his strategy. He tweeted: “Vladimir, STOP!”
Whoa! If only I’d thought of that! That’s why we elected the guy! Gimme a minute to check on how this brilliant new approach to negotiations has worked.
I’m just getting warmed up. Back in his first term, Trump tweeted: “How low has President Obama gone to tapp [sic, of course] my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!” This was insane, and the FBI explained at the time that it had no evidence to support the claim.
But maybe I’m lying. So, call my bluff, Trump: You’re now having the FBI investigate endless silly things. Instruct the FBI to look into Obama’s wiretaps, dig up evidence to support your accusation, and put the criminals away.
Fat chance.
Most recently, and the event that prompted this column, was what Trump posted on Memorial Day. There’s a law, 36 U.S.C. Section 116, that “requests” that the president issue a proclamation each Memorial Day calling on the people of the United States to unite in prayer for permanent peace. Here, in part, is how the moron-in-chief fulfilled his commitment this year:
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM THAT SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY THROUGH WARPED RADICAL LEFT MINDS, WHO ALLOWED 21,000,000 MILLION [sic, of course] PEOPLE TO ILLEGALLY ENTER OUR COUNTRY, MANY OF THEM BEING CRIMINALS AND THE MENTALLY INSANE, THROUGH AN OPEN BORDER THAT ONLY AN INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT WOULD APPROVE, AND THROUGH JUDGES WHO ARE ON A MISSION TO KEEP MURDERERS, DRUG DEALERS, RAPISTS, GANG MEMBERS, AND RELEASED PRISONERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, IN OUR COUNTRY SO THEY CAN ROB, MURDER, AND RAPE AGAIN — ALL PROTECTED BY THESE USA HATING JUDGES WHO SUFFER FROM AN IDEOLOGY THAT IS SICK, AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR COUNTRY . . . .
Did anyone ever die in defense of this country and now deserve a moment of tribute?
I should be used to this by now. Trump habitually uses holidays — Christmas, Easter, Memorial Day — not to commemorate religious or historical events, but instead to tear America apart, often in all caps.
Trump takes pride in his pronouncements on social media and the number of people he can influence with what he says. He’s rumored to write many of the tweets himself. And the tweets demonstrate, without much doubt . . . well, decide for yourself.
Aren’t you proud of having voted for this guy?
Mark Herrmann spent 17 years as a partner at a leading international law firm and later oversaw litigation, compliance and employment matters at a large international company. He is the author of The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law and Drug and Device Product Liability Litigation Strategy (affiliate links). You can reach him by email at [email protected].
