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Glaring gaffe flagged in Trump's 'sad and pathetic' presidential rankings list

President Donald Trump posted incomplete rankings of the greatest U.S. presidents, and the list is spurring online mockery, especially its omissions.

In a Thursday Truth Social post, Trump posted a graphic that showed presidential portraits put into different tiers like "great," "average," and "failures." The list only had 33 out of the 45 men who have served in the office, and Trump was at the top as "THE GREATEST."

Veteran political commentator Jonah Goldberg, who's also the editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, wrote, "This is so sad and pathetic," while others were confused by the placement of certain presidents and the omission of Ronald Reagan, among others.

"What do conservatives have to say about Trump saying FDR is great but not listing Ronald Reagan?" wondered Eric Michael Garcia, the Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief for The Independent.

"Obviously he'd do this, but I wonder why he puts Grant in his lowest 'failures' category with Obama and Biden?" pondered ex-diplomat and former congressman Tom Malinowski. "Something about how Grant won the Civil War and then put down the KKK?"

"Woodrow Wilson up top? Coolidge towards the bottom? And no Reagan?" puzzled conservative broadcaster Erick Erickson. "Can someone unplug the President, shake him, and plug him back in?"

"The irony, of course, is that Trump will be ranked by political science and history at the bottom with Nixon, bc of his anti-constitutionalism," wrote political science professor Robert E. Kelly. "January 6 sealed Trump's fate in the rankings years ago."

"Imagine, just imagine, if any other president - Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Obama, Biden - had posted something like this about themselves," demanded British-American journalist and TV host Mehdi Hasan. "They would be a laughing stock. There'd be no other story in the media. Their own party members would be slamming them."

Conspiracy theory expert Mike Rothschild pointed out that Trump's graphic resembled a Harvard historians' ranking published in a 1948 issue of Life Magazine, but "with his name added at the top and Democrats he doesn't like at the bottom."

"I want to live in a country filled with people who immediately recognize how sad and pathetic this is, and reject Trump for being such a needy little weirdo," blasted GOP pollster Sarah Longwell.

Snarling Trump flies into frenzy as MAGA-defectors huddle to plot their revenge

President Donald Trump tore into three of his most prominent MAGA-turned-critics — Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene — in a lengthy Truth Social post, reviving his feud with a breakaway faction openly plotting against him.

The post referenced an early-August gathering at Carlson's Maine lodge, where the former Fox host hosted Massie, Greene and others who reportedly urged him toward a 2028 presidential run. Carlson has vowed to help build a third party and stop backing the GOP.

Trump was unsparing.

"Tucker Carlson just met with Lightweight 'Former' Congressman, Thomas Massie, and Marjorie 'Traitor' Greene, LOSERS ALL!" he wrote, claiming Carlson's audience had "fallen through the floor" and branding him "a very Low I.Q. individual" who "could barely get out of College." Trump said Carlson wants to run for office but "should be required to take a cognitive test."

He then turned to Greene, who resigned her Georgia seat this year after a bitter split with the president, mocking her as "Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green turns to Brown under stress!)" and "a highly neurotic young woman" who flipped from "Ultra Conservative to a Liberal 'Fool'" because he stopped returning her calls. Trump withdrew his endorsement of Greene late last year.

Massie, who lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger, was dismissed as "a failed politician, and a real JERK" for voting "'NO,' on everything."

"What a team this would be, THREE LOSERS, and a pocketful of change," Trump wrote, before an incongruous sign-off: "PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!"

Another high-profile Trump appointee hits the exits

Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin is leaving the Trump administration, adding to a string of high-profile departures.

In a Friday post, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Martin will be leaving "as an Attorney, Director of the Weaponization Working Group, and the United States Attorney of the District of Columbia," and added, "Ed is now leaving to go outside to fight Legal Battles for the upcoming Midterm Election, and Presidential Election of 2028."

Trump appointed Martin in May 2025 and named him director of the DOJ's Weaponization Working Group. Earlier, on Inauguration Day, Trump installed him as interim U.S. Attorney for D.C., then in February of that year nominated him for the permanent post. That nomination collapsed when Republican senators (notably Thom Tillis) wouldn't advance him over his defense of Jan. 6 rioters, so Trump pulled it and moved him into the DOJ roles that don't require Senate confirmation.

He was removed from the Weaponization Working Group in February 2026, but a DOJ spokesperson said he continued as pardon attorney.

Trump's 'really concerning' dementia symptoms revealed in late-night posts: expert

President Donald Trump's dementia symptoms are showing in his late-night Truth Social postings and public appearances, a physical therapist who specializes in geriatric care warned Sunday.

According to an interview with Adam James, a licensed physical therapist, Trump's late-night posts are signs of "sundowning," a symptom of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) defined by evening agitation.

"As you approach the evening hours around dinner time, the sun goes down, a dementia patient becomes more agitated, more paranoid, and more difficult to deal with in general," James, who specializes in working with geriatric patients, said. "We're seeing that with the president right now. He posts, I mean, 50, 60, 100 times on Truth Social; the most random, unhinged slop, AI-generated videos."

James noted that the posts seem to reflect agitation or paranoia, including a "horrible racist video of the Obamas at 11:30 p.m. at night."

"That's high time for a dementia patient to be just completely paranoid, and we know that he really hates Barack Obama," he said.

However, James said it's not the only sign of Trump's dementia that he's noticed. Trump's "forward-leaning posture in the standing position, that's actually a characteristic symptom of FTD," James said.

"His posture was always weird in some instances, especially if you've got a microphone in front of him, but that is a characteristic symptom of FTD also."

Trump also shows signs of confabulation, according to James, which is where the "frontotemporal dementia patient fills in holes in their memory with lies that they make up but that they 100 percent believe."

James pointed out that Trump couldn't seem to remember details about election denier Tina Peters. "Literally everything he said about Peters was false," James said. "Everything, the reason that she was in jail, what she actually did ... he said that Peters has cancer. She does not have cancer."

Interviewer Dr. Steven Hassan, a mental health counselor, said what James was revealing was "really concerning," but pointed out that Trump is also rumored to have a type of incontinence that entails "pooping in your diaper."

James said that he read that Trump was incontinent during "The Apprentice," and "they had a guy there for him that he nicknamed 'wet wipes,' who was only there to clean up incontinence episodes."

Trump poses with George Washington in unhinged posting spree

President Donald Trump again took to Truth Social to dump a load of AI-generated images and ominous messages.

On Saturday afternoon, Trump returned to Truth Social after posting about his "GREAT!" relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. He followed it up with a new string of images depicting him alongside George Washington and hints at a 2028 campaign.

The first image in his latest posting spree featured an AI-generated image of him sitting next to Washington while they both held quill pens and looked sternly forward. Their pens were oddly held over a map, but it was unclear why they would be drawing on it.

Trump followed that up with a black-and-white picture of him wearing a "Trump 2028" cap while looking over his rain-covered shoulder. At the bottom left, in a font that evoked the Constitution or Declaration of Independence, the picture had the words, "We are going to win."

He then went back to depictions with Washington. This time, his post showed him riding on a horse next to Washington, with the sun hanging over the horizon and grassy fields. The White House was oddly tucked into one corner of the background. Trump rode on a black horse while the first president rode on a white horse as both galloped forward.

The next post was a recycled split-image showing a man behind bars and "Biden" written overhead next to people holding up an American flag with "President Trump" written overhead.

The posts featuring Washington aren't the first time that he has involved the first president in his Truth Social posts. Earlier this week, Trump posted an AI video of him giving Washington a tour of his planned ballroom. He's also posted AI-generated images of him kissing a golden Jesus and others that seemed to depict him as Jesus.

Trump touts 'GREAT!' relationship with brutal dictator — 'despite the unfriendly look'

President Donald Trump boasted Saturday morning about how well he gets along with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un — even if he does appear "unfriendly."

In a Saturday morning post, Trump shared a picture of himself gazing into Kim's eyes in which they almost appear to be holding hands.

"Despite the unfriendly look on this particular picture, there are many where we're smiling," Trump wrote. "Kim Jong un and I get along GREAT! President DONALD J. Trump."

Kim presides over one of the world's most repressive states, and human rights groups and the United Nations have documented a long record of atrocities under his rule. Since he took power in 2011, he's deepened his country's nuclear posture and blamed the U.S. for worsening global instability.

The post was accompanied by a slew of Truth Social posts, including one that pushed the story of vandalism at the World War II memorial. Another featured a screenshot from a Fox News segment that called Trump the "influencer-in-chief."

One of the posts that immediately followed his Kim photo was a Fox News segment with Lara Trump attacking Democrats as communists, ironic considering he was touting his friendship with the leader of a communist country.

Branding Democrats as communists has become a central Trump midterm attack line as progressives backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani have won a string of House primaries. Reporters have repeatedly noted that Trump conflates democratic socialism with communism, and his recent posting spree made his position on communism more unclear.

A couple of other posts shared reports by Trump ally John Solomon from Just the News that went after another communist country, China, and that defended Trump's tariffs.

Trump and Kim met three times during Trump's first term, including a 2019 Hanoi summit that collapsed and a DMZ handshake that made him the first sitting U.S. president to step into North Korea. No denuclearization deal ever came of it, though.


Trump late-night Truth Social meltdown spins US death count while attacking 'treasonists'

Trump went on a late-night Truth Social posting spree on Friday that pushed depictions of him as a military champion.

On Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, Trump shared statements from his Cabinet officials and AI-generated images amid criticism about his treatment of the military and the ongoing conflict in Iran.

Some of the material was recycled, including an AI-generated image of Trump holding an American flag on top of a ship with an Iranian flag lying on the deck. "It's Our Oil Tanker Now!" the header of the post read. One post showed a graph touting that 18 Americans have died in the Iran military conflict compared to death counts in other wars.

Earlier in the day, Trump dismissed complaints from sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, where they've suffered from a six-month deployment leading to reported suicide attempts and poor conditions.

He also reacted to news that the Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced that the Dallas Fort Worth Airport will scrap an Islamic foot-washing station plan.

However, most of the posts were long quotes supporting his own pet projects. One post featured a quote from Secretary of State Marco Rubio supporting the need for Trump's White House ballroom.

"In my work with heads of state and foreign ministers, I am frequently hosted in reception facilities that are visually impressive and reflective of the wealth and beauty of the nations I am visiting," Rubio's quote read. "In the United States, by contrast, we currently lack the ability to hold large events of a similar magnitude on White House grounds...The East Wing Project is essential."

Another from the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine supported the "state-of-the-art facility," and yet another from his newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said "The Project is critical."

Trump also attacked the National Trust for Historic Preservation for bringing a lawsuit to stop the project. "These are the TREASONISTS that brought the suit against the Military Complex," Trump wrote. "They revealed Top Military Secrets," referring to descriptions in court filings of the ballroom's bunker, droneport, and blast-proof construction, which were actually revealed by his own Department of Justice.

Trump kisses gold Jesus as AI dump draws scorn: 'Now I need brain bleach'

President Donald Trump kissed a golden Jesus Saturday in a bizarre AI-generated dump of images on his social media site.

Trump's Truth Social posts included pictures of him kissing the gold cross in front of an American flag and what he'd look like as Elvis wearing a jacket with sequined American eagles. He also recycled posts that showed him peeking over a mountain at Greenland.

Another featured a map of South America with Venezuela colored over with an American flag and a header reading "51st State."

The image dump quickly drew scorn.

"Grandpa is hallucinating again," journalist Aaron Rupar wrote in an X post reacting to Trump's latest series of AI images, which included images of gold Abraham Lincoln statues, among other oddities.

"So I just went over to check @realDonaldTrump on Truth Social and now I need brain bleach," added Kathleen Tyson. "James Waterman Wise — ‘When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.’"

"It's bad enough when Donald Trump slobbers over the American flag," replied Bill Addis on Bsky. "Of course, the cross and Jesus are all gold. That's what Trump worships, not Jesus. This depiction is just unforgivable."

Even as the scorn mounted, Trump continued to post.

One post was an image of George Washington's face split in half, with Trump's face covering the other half and "250 YEARS: IN GOD WE TRUST" written overhead.

Another post depicted Trump as a shouting Revolutionary War commander in front of soldiers raising bayoneted rifles and an American flag over a smoky battlefield.

Yet another showed a young Donald Trump in his military school garb sitting across from an older Trump, who seemed to stare admiringly at the younger one. Overhead, it read, "Same Guy. Even more energy now!"

One of the few images that didn't seem to be AI-generated came in a post that had "President Trump ages in reverse!" over a photo of Trump with the top of his button-up shirt undone while he walked through a golf course.

"What happened to Bruce Springsteen," read another post, which featured a close-up image of the rock legend that seemed to exaggerate his freckles and wrinkles.

Another read "Only Trump" with an image of Trump staring sternly forward, though it left unclear what it meant by "Only Trump."

'Demented old man at the helm': Trump skewered for Truth Social diplomacy 'failure'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday that President Donald Trump has used Truth Social to announce changes to the Saudi nuclear deal, sparking backlash online.

Leavitt told reporters during a White House press conference that Trump had made the public comments despite the fact that he had not consulted them this time.

"As you know, the president just put this statement out a few hours ago," Leavitt said. "I don't believe he's had a call with MBS in the hours since. However, this is something that he has raised in previous conversations and has also said many times in the past."

Social media users responded to the change.

Journalist Aaron Rupar shared a clip from the press conference and noted the significant shift.

"Leavitt confirms that Trump is unilaterally changing the terms of the Saudi nuclear deal via Truth Social posts without even contacting any Saudi officials," Rupar wrote on X.

Others were quick to point out the president's move.

"This is why Trump is a failure on the world stage," Vince Wilson, a YouTube creator and liberal political commentator, wrote on X. "It’s all theatrics."

U.S. politics and culture historian Joanne Freeman suggested Trump's post represented a repeating pattern.

"He will never stick with any deal," Freeman wrote. "He will never accept that he has lost…anything. He sees nothing but himself. Pretty clear by this point."

Oeishik a political commentator, with more than 11,000 followers, openly mocked Trump's tactic.

"That's one way to do diplomacy, I guess. In this upside-down world," Oeishik wrote.

Denison Barb, a progressive commentator with more than 19,000 followers, responded on X, When you have a demented old man at the helm no one knows what's going on."

Trump's made his pick for successor as president — and it's all about money: analyst

President Donald Trump has signaled who he would like to be president in 2028 — and it's not Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio, an analyst revealed on Monday.

Jonathan V. Last, editor of The Bulwark, argued that Trump Media & Technology Group — the parent company of the president's Truth Social platform — has moved to launch a new product giving subscribers access to posts before they go live in the public feed, calling it potentially "the greatest trick in the history of insider trading."

It would give Trump and his family access to information before it's released to the public, and allow them to sell off that information — all tied to market manipulation, social media platforms and stock trading, Last wrote. And it's complicated.

"But believe me: This story is fascinating," Last wrote. "It demonstrates Trump's animal cunning. And it points to yet another vulnerability in America's economic and social order. One that we hadn't even realized existed."

"Oh—and it also hints at why there's a good chance Don Jr. runs for president," Last argued.

Last described how financial ties to the Trump family and the social media platform could be motivating the business decision.

"Like the ballroom, the underground bunker, the attempt to monkey with the midterm elections, the Trump 2028 hats, and much else, I take Truth API as another signal that Trump does not intend to let ownership of the Republican Party pass to someone outside his family," Last wrote.

"There's simply too much money to be made," Last argued. "He keeps building infrastructure for his family to make money from ownership of the party. Truth API is another part of that infrastructure. Do you think he's building it just so he can abandon it 28 months from now?"

"Truth API is worth probably a few hundred million dollars a year if a Trump is president, or is presumed to have a 50-50 chance to be president," Last wrote.

But there is a catch.

"It is worth zero dollars if Marco Rubio or JD Vance is president," he added.

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