Donald Trump leaves people baffled after seemingly taking credit for historical event and claiming he 'invented' common word
Donald Trump has raised eyebrows after he appeared to make two absolutely outlandish claims within 24 hours.
Trump first left people baffled after suggesting that he had something to do with Pope Leo being elected as the new head of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis last month.
Responding to the news of Pope Leo being the first American pope in history, Trump said: "Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country.
"I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!"
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In a follow-up post shared to Truth Social yesterday (May 12), Trump implied that it was his own success with Catholic American voters in the presidential election that may have helped Pope Leo get his new role.
"So funny to watch old timer Martha Raditz [correctly spelt Raddatz] on ABC Fake News (the Slopadopolus show!) this morning, blurt out that, effectively, Pope Leo’s selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump," he penned in reference to Raddatz's recent interview with Cardinal Blasé Cupich on This Week.
"It came out of nowhere, but it was on her Trump Deranged Mind," Trump continued. "Remember, I did WIN the Catholic Vote, by a lot!
"Bob Iger should do something about the losers and haters he’s got on his low rated shows. It’s time for change. MAGA!!!"
Then, in further questionable remarks made by the president yesterday, Trump seemed to allege that he came up with the word 'equalize' — a word that's been around for hundreds of years.
As he signed a new order to regulate the prices of drugs, Trump told reporters at a White House press conference: "The rest of the world is going to have to pay a bit more, and America's going to pay a lot less. Again, because it is a smaller population than when you think of the whole world."
He went on: "So basically what we are doing is equalizing. It's a new word that I came up with, which I think is probably the best word. We're gonna equalize. We're all gonna pay the same. We're gonna pay what Europe's gonna pay."
Despite what the POTUS said, Webster's dictionary says that the word actually dates back to 1599...
People were seriously confused, with one writing: "There was a TV show in the 80s named The Equalizer. Did he invent the word in 1983 and is just reminiscing?"
Another wrote: "If he came up with it how does everyone already know what it means lol."
While a third joke: "Horses**t, a word I just came up with, never used by anyone ever!"
Topics: Donald Trump, Social Media, Truth Social, Health, Mental Health
Niamh Shackleton