Donald Trump Flubs Dig at Joe Biden’s Intelligence
The president was addressing troops at North Carolina’s Fort Bragg when he made the mixed-up quip.
President Donald Trump hurled another insult at Joe Biden during an address at Fort Bragg Tuesday, declaring that his predecessor was never the “sharpest bulb.” “I’ve known this guy for a long time. He was never the sharpest bulb,” Trump, 78, said of Biden, seemingly confusing the idioms “not the sharpest tool in the shed” and “not the brightest bulb” to indicate that someone is lacking intelligence. “But you know what he was? He wasn’t a radical left lunatic,” Trump continued. “He never dreamt about open borders. He never said that when he was of sound mind, which actually was a very long time ago.” The president’s Biden jab came in the midst of a broader tirade against Biden, who Trump further described as a “grossly unfit president” who “listened to whoever was operating the autopen.” Last week, the president accused Biden’s aides of using a mechanical pen, or an autopen, to sign key documents and conceal his cognitive and health decline during his term.
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