Trump Insists He’s A ‘Very Stable Genius’ In Unhinged Twitter Rant

on January 5, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 05: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the press while departing the White House January 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to spend the weekend at the presidentia... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 05: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the press while departing the White House January 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to spend the weekend at the presidential retreat, Camp David. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump woke up angry on Saturday morning and vented on Twitter with a rant defending his mental state and intelligence.

The Saturday morning tirade was Trump’s latest response to a new book about his campaign and administration, Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury.” In the book, Wolff describes a chaotic campaign and White House, and quotes former Trump staffers, like Steve Bannon, criticizing Trump and his operation.

Before the book was officially released, the White House bashed the book as “trashy tabloid fiction” and Trump denounced Bannon over his comments to Wolff. Lawyers for Trump also threatened Bannon and Wolff in cease and desist letters. Trump on Friday morning claimed that he never spoke to Wolff for the book and charged that the tell-all is full of lies.

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  1. My favorite tweet so far but the day is still young. G&S fans will appreciate bigly:

    I am the very model of a genius stable President
    I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral
    I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical
    From Bowling Green to Waterloo, in order categorical

    — Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) January 6, 2018
  2. Avatar for 1gg 1gg says:

    People who are “like” really smart don’t use the word “like”.

  3. “He’s satisfied with himself. If you have a soul you can’t be satisfied.” ― Graham Greene, Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party

  4. Number one sign of sanity: assuring others of your mental stability. I know all the sane people I know do that all the time.

  5. Has he notified us of his MENSA membership yet?

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