Some social media users are calling him a “nitwit,” some are wondering if he is having a mental breakdown, others are just trying to understand what he’s trying to say. Yes, we are talking about Donald Trump’s bizarre statement on his website on Monday that reads: “1776, not 1619!”
The baffling three-word press release appears to be an attack against the New York Times’ “1619 Project” which aims to “reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.”
Trump’s statement comes less than 24 hours after he delivered a speech at the CPAC gathering on Sunday.
“We will completely defund and bar critical race theory. 1776, not 1619, if you don’t mind,” Trump told the crowd attending the conservative conference. “And if government-run schools are going to teach children to hate their country, we will demand school choice that we already have. If you listen to the media or watch the evening newscast, our country has really gone bad. All we talk about is race. That’s all they talk about. Race. The whole show — race, race.”
As expected, Twitter users felt compelled to respond:
NEW statement from President Donald J. Trump:
"1776, not 1619!" pic.twitter.com/IxWNANCPz8
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) July 12, 2021
What the fuck does this even mean?
— TreeBoatRoad (@TreeBoatRoad) July 12, 2021
Such a sad form of communication
— Politics Back Rub (@FaithRubPol) July 12, 2021
Such intellectual depth from the moronic nitwit..
— JimL is FULLY VACCINATED (@JimL18335624) July 12, 2021
Is he having some sort of mental breakdown?
— KAstros (@KAstros) July 12, 2021
Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV! https://t.co/5ZAC0wOOuc
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) July 12, 2021
LOL I've never seen Tourette's Syndrome in the form of press statements.
— Gay Lumberjack (@cranepurveyor) July 12, 2021
Former guy, not president, regardless of what the pretend seal says.
Just a delusional Florida retiree.— Romad21 🇺🇸 (@MMartalock) July 12, 2021
