Irony Meters Explode Over Donald Trump's 'Stupid' President Demand

US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

Donald Trump set off a wave of irony on Thursday when he declared during a Cabinet meeting: “I don’t want a stupid person being president.”

The remark came amid a lengthy attack on Democrats, whom he branded “a party of insanity” that “will destroy our country.”

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