A recent New York Times report revealed that President Donald Trump didn’t seem to comprehend the resignation letter sent by Defense Secretary James Mattis this week.
Trump allegedly read the letter before praising the secretary’s work and dedication to the United States, but once cable news began reporting the letter’s contents, he turned to rage. A Twitter-rant quickly followed.
It’s lead many pundits and activists online to wonder if the president was smart enough to understand what Mattis was saying in his two-page letter.
CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins was among the first to comment it seemed Trump didn’t really read the letter.
The more you read Mattis’s resignation letter, the clearer it becomes that Trump had not read it before he sent his tweet.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 21, 2018
“Trump is clearly kicking Mattis out early because he’s just now realizing that Mattis’s resignation letter was a rebuke of his Presidency,” tweeted "Draft Beto" chief Nate Lerner. “It took him 3 days to figure that out.
Trump is clearly kicking Mattis out early because he’s just now realizing that Mattis’s resignation letter was a rebuke of his Presidency.
— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) December 23, 2018
It took him 3 days to figure that out.
Read the rest of the comments below:
Mattis cleverly concealed his critiques of Trump for several days by encrypting them in complete sentences. https://t.co/ZylaPdASLw
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) December 23, 2018
Trump, who at first did not seem to realize the rebuke in Mattis’ resignation letter, is now pushing the defense secretary out two months before his departure date https://t.co/outDczfefy
— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) December 23, 2018
He. Can't. Read.
— Dianna Donnelly (@FinallyInspired) December 23, 2018
He can’t comprehend adult writing... He needs pictures!!!
— LUIS (@l_garr13) December 23, 2018
This is embarrassing.
— wanderlust (@wanderl71108724) December 23, 2018
— Patty Shenker (@Pattyshenker) December 23, 2018
Trump speeds up Mattis’s departure significantly. Aides say he had not realized how critical the defense secretary’s resignation letter was until coverage started playing out on television. https://t.co/PdTaUUaFnj
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 23, 2018
It speaks volumes that Trump had read Mattis’ resignation letter before praising him last week. He couldn’t even understand the rebuke. When cable news explained it to him, he fired Mattis. pic.twitter.com/knaSnojWRb
— Ned Price (@nedprice) December 23, 2018
Hooked on Phonics
— JackBell (@JackBell) December 23, 2018
No actually he was waiting for Fox News to advise him as to his to handle it
— Vicki Hampton (@VickiHa03621247) December 23, 2018
Someone finally read the resignation letter to you. #TrumpResign #illterate
— Tim (@DarthTJ) December 23, 2018
Someone probably finally read him his resignation letter. I wonder if all of Fox did what Hannity did and only quoted the positive short bit and pretended the rest of the letter didnt exist.
— John (@TheUnshyShy) December 23, 2018
Did someone translate the resignation letter to a simpler language? https://t.co/glFVTQe8mr
— Sia Sharif (@siasharif918) December 23, 2018
Someone must've told you about the letter of resignation bc we all know you don't read!#TrumpResign
— CynicalChild66 (@efrivera1966) December 23, 2018
If it doesn’t have pop-ups how can anyone expect our president to know what any writing means? Trump claimed he read James Mattis' resignation letter -- but didn't know it was critical of him until he saw it on TV: report https://t.co/VHjscoUEol
— J Michael (@JMichael4620) December 23, 2018
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News Today: ‘He. Can’t. Read’: Internet piles on Trump for ‘not being smart enough’ to understand Mattis letter was critical of him
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