Did you notice during Trump's press conference with Powell that they had to put a little sticker near the top of the

[Solomon]

document he handed Powell? That was to make sure he didn't hand it to him upside down because the fucker CAN'T READ!

Then Powell indicated the document wasn't what Trump was making it out to be. This shows you that his own staff is playing him, giving him fake props to show to support his lies. -- "so what the letter is not what he thinks it is -- he won't know anyway". Because he CAN'T READ.

When Trump signs executive orders, he never reads them - he asks his staffers to tell him what it is he is signing. Watch when someone hands him something expecting him to read it aloud. He looks at it pretending to read it silently then he hands it back asking the person who gave it to him to read it aloud.

He got some nerve complaining about Biden's auto pen when he is signing executive orders he can't read.

[gab13by13]

1. I watched the clip

The best part for me was when Tim Scott shook his head in agreement with what Krasnov was saying, just like a parrot does or Pavlov's dog when Krasnov rings the bell.

[BoRaGard]

2. Stepin Scott (R)

doing the subservient G.O.P. noddy thing.

[Ray Bruns]

9. The only way this could be funnier is if Scott began singing a rendition of "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah"

[electric_blue68]

52. I didn't realize that was Tim Scott

[themaguffin]

3. Something is clearly wrong with beyond the obvious and many criminal things

[Timeflyer]

4. Best part--the whole performance was staged by DJT toadies to make the tRump feel like a big tough boss-man,

but all Jerome Powell had to do was shake his head and put on his reading glasses to outclass that fool. Then--speak truth to power. Powell better stay away from high windows, tRump would love to do a Putin "suicide" on him.

[Pinback]

7. It's so refreshing to see somebody stand up to this moron to his face.

This flyweight has been coddled his whole fucking life. We need a lot more people like Powell, unafraid to make a simple correction and shake off the gaslighting that Dotard uses nonstop to construct his own fantasy world.

[Irish_Dem]

29. Yes we have seen very few people with true public courage and service.

Yes Trump lives in a fantasy world and all of his toadies pretend it is real.

[DBoon]

34. the emperor has no clothes

and it takes South Park to say the obvious

[Irish_Dem]

37. Exactly.

[brush]

32. Yep. Powell was having none of it. Read it and handed it back to TST saying it was BS...

about a third building done years ago. Not part of the same budget he and his staff were claiming they were over-budget.

Powell is no fool.

[Seinan Sensei]

51. TSF then handed the letter directly to Scott

TSF didn’t bother to unfold the letter, didn’t bother to look at it again after Powell’s smackdown
Now Scott has a souvenir of TSF’s monumental stupidity. Suitable for framing

[brush]

54. Agreed. And this is our president...limited knowledge in so many areas. None in economics

Powell had no. time for BS.

[brush]

57. Scott is such an ass kisser.

[C_U_L8R]

5. Trump was so hoping for a Scooby-Doo gotcha moment

And he fucked it all up with a limp delivery against a much smarter opponent.
Never get in a numbers fight with an accomplished lawyer whose whole life has been finance.

[reACTIONary]

16. Plus, can actually read.

[LaMouffette]

6. And did you notice that Trump had a hardhat on, Powell had a hardhat on, but Tim Scott did NOT have a hardhat on?

A subtle dog whistle to Trump's racist base that black lives don't matter, not even the lives of those who have drunk the koolaid???

[Shipwack]

19. Maybe it was because the hardhats were props.

They weren't in an area that required hardhats, but wanted to appear "manly" or something. Piss poor planning meant that they only brought two...

[LaMouffette]

39. Yeah, that makes sense. Hey, didn't Martin Sheen's politician character in the "Dead Zone" movie wear a hardhat?

Creepy-looking on Martin Sheen in that movie and creepy-looking on Trump in real life.

[Irish_Dem]

30. Trump wanted all the attention with his pretend stunt.

[JustAnotherGen]

45. Eric Holder pointed it out

On Threads today.

[Oopsie Daisy]

8. When people say he 'can't read,' I think it's clear they mean he struggles with comprehension or focus *

* and it's not that he's literally unable to recognize words. Let's be precise in our criticisms. If the issue is with his ability to understand complex information or stay on topic, let's discuss that specifically. It's more productive to address the actual concerns rather than resorting to hyperbole.

[Ray Bruns]

10. "Struggles"? Being kind of generous, aren't you?

[Oopsie Daisy]

11. I understand the sentiment and anger, but in response to your question, my answer is "no".

[sdfernando]

33. Yeah, I think oranganus can read but not very well.

Maybe at some elementary school level but his comprehension if for shit!

[Shoeless Louis]

27. Downplaying Oopsie's point does no one any good.

[thesquanderer]

14. Agreed. He obviously reads from a teleprompter all the time. Not very well, but functionally.

(And the type is probably quite large.)

[PatSeg]

15. I agree

Though he undoubtedly has poor reading comprehension, he can read, just not well. In situations like this, the problem could also be his eyesight and the fact that he is too vain to wear reading glasses.

[multigraincracker]

21. I'd guess he is a dysgraphia spectrum.

Multiple problems with language. Has some problems with speech, writing and comprehension.
The problem is he is in denial with it as he want.to present himself as above normal when he is not.

[3catwoman3]

36. "Has some problems with speech, writing and comprehension."

You are too kind -

It often seems to me that the only time TACO Donvict doesn't struggle with words is when he is either boasting about himself or ranting about some past or present perceived injustice - his two favorite topics. If he has to speak about something that doesn't interest him, his speaking abilities go all to hell.

[PatSeg]

42. Yeah, he really is articulate

when he rattles off the same old boastful crap about himself like a broken record. He has it all memorized so it is no wonder he likes to go off on those rants.

[PatSeg]

41. That sounds about right

Though I also believe he is reluctant to be seen in public with his reading glasses. Most people his age need reading glasses.

All his issues just get worse as he gets older and we've been able to see that decline on a daily basis since he first ran for office.

[reACTIONary]

18. I can't agree with that...

.... too many words. Too many letters. It won't fit on a protest sign.

Our message has to be clear, simple and straight forward. "He can't read" is an excellent summary of the situation in the context of the situation.

[Oopsie Daisy]

20. LOL! That wasn't the premise of the post, but okay... whatever.

Nowhere in the OP was there any mention of pithy (albeit false) protest sign verbiage. Good thing those goal posts are lightweight and easy to move, eh?

[reACTIONary]

24. A post is much the same as a ....

.... poster. And a poster is much the same as a protester.

[Irish_Dem]

31. We simply don't know. I think it is possible he is dyslexic and literally cannot make out words.

Might explain in part his anger and frustration as a young school child.
Hitting and beating up teachers, etc.

On top of being a spoiled, privileged rich kid.
With a conduct disorder.

[FakeNoose]

46. He probably needs glasses, but is too vain to wear them

... especially around the teevee cameras.

I had perfect vision until my early 40's but I must wear reading glasses now to read or focus on just about anything. And I'm younger than Chump by almost 5 years.

[Skittles]

58. I agree

he knows how to read, he simply chooses not to because he is uninterested in ANYTHING where he is not the center of attention

[dugog55]

12. Yeah, and big deal. He handed Powell a piece of paper.

That proves absolutely nothing. Trump acted like it verified what he was saying. Any jackass could have written down some numbers on that paper, it does not mean a thing.

[Solomon]

17. It proves he was lying. I swear, that guy can commit crimes right in people's faces, which by the way he does, and

people say it proves nothing.

[wiggs]

28. Lying, cheating, criming...are like crack for him. Heard yesterday in an interview w Epstein's brother

that the reason he liked to bed married women was that it's 'so wrong.' Prob the same w underage.

He's a toddler acting out, constantly. We'll be lucky to make it through.

[rhiannon55]

13. He's too vain to wear glasses

So he can’t read what he can’t see. I think he probably can read at a 2nd or 3rd grade level, at most. But every 79 year old person needs reading glasses. Most people start needing them in their 40s.

[Maru Kitteh]

43. BINGO. It's vanity plus laziness and habitual inattention.

When a vain idiot is also an asshole, usually you get something like a dude selling hot tubs next to the highway. Add money from birth and you get this pudless shitberry.

[TBF]

50. That's what I was thinking -

I wear my contacts when I'm out and about because I'm near sighted (and require them for driving), but I either take them out or use readers inside. He's too vain to do that.

[chowder66]

22. You made me miss Samantha Bee.

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[oasis]

23. Trump's net accomplishment for this big show?

ZERO!

[ck4829]

25. Kick

[MissouriDem47]

26. I Loved Powell's Reaction to TACO's Lying

Powell quietly shaking his head no when TACO was lying. The he took the piece of paper and corrected TACO on the age of the building. Very few Republicans have done that publicly in the last 10 years.

[Totally Tunsie]

35. tRump chooses not to read; he's too lazy.

Besides, he's got "people to do that'.

[keep_left]

38. This certainly isn't the first time he's been "caught ass-out"...

...as the kids say. At the very least, Trump probably has dyslexia or some other learning-related issue or disability. This also isn't the first time that he's clearly not aware of what the documents he's handling and signing actually say. I also recall at least one recent signing ceremony where Trump had to be told what the documents were because he either couldn't or wouldn't read them. Worse yet, at this event, Trump was cluelessly signing a huge (oh, sorry...yuge) stack of documents!

[Emile]

40. I noticed they didn't have a hard hat for the black guy.

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[madinmaryland]

44. I just want to see a reporter ask him, "What the fuck is wrong with you?"

[vapor2]

47. trump the pathological liar makes me vomit

[AdamGG]

48. In addition to being a dumb fuck who doesn't have the attention span to read...

he's too vain to wear glasses. So, it's not necessarily a complex cognitive disorder - he can't see what anything says.

[Tribetime]

49. I love Powell...shak8ng his head like his 2 yr old kid was lying

He has zero fear of drump

[Buns_of_Fire]

53. "This Side Up" nt

[Figarosmom]

55. Maybe he's illiterate and blind.

He does seem like the type that would not wear glasses in public.

[iemanja]

56. He can read

He’s just too lazy to do much of it.