He might be one of the most powerful men in the world, but you can't help but chuckle at some of President Donald Trump's more embarrassing moments.
While President Biden was caught stumbling on the stairs of Air Force One or turning to shake hands with no one, Trump is remembered for moving Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic out of the way at the 2017 NATO summit, suggesting we inject bleach to battle COVID-19, and wild claims that Haitian immigrants were eating domesticated pets in Ohio.
Donald Trump's bumbling incidents haven't slowed down in his second presidency, and as well as levying tariffs on a remote island populated by penguins and seals, he famously broke royal protocol by walking in front of King Charles during a recent visit to the United Kingdom. What about allowing an AI post that seemingly paints him as the villainous Sith of Star Wars, being mocked by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, or Apple having to explain why the word 'racist' was being transcribed as 'Trump'?
Some argue it's a case of 'If you don't laugh, you'd cry', but as the President of the United States has the potential to trigger World War III and plans to put a $175 billion defense dome over the USA, others despair at who's in charge at the White House.
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As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the POTUS seemed to share a private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi in the very public forum of Truth Social. Bondi recently came under fire for the botched release of the Epstein files, and now, she's again being pulled into the conversation for all the wrong reasons.
In an apparently charged plea to 'Pam', Trump called for her to indict former FBI director James Comey, posting on his Truth Social feed and writing: "Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, ‘same old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done.’”
Seemingly without realizing where he was posting, Trump continued: "We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility. They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!! President DJT."
Even if it was a mistake, many were questioning why the Commander-in-Chief would be discussing such serious matters over a social media app – especially in the aftermath of the embarrassing Signal group leak that unveiled the country's war plans.
Sources close to the outlet have attempted to explain what happened with the awkward snafu, confirming it was only meant for Bondi's eyes. An anonymous source said they were 'surprised' to learn the message was out in the public, especially as it was addressed to 'Pam'.
A 'furious' Bondi is said to have contacted the White House and the President, with the latter saying she was doing a "GREAT job" in a follow-up post.
Just five days after the private message went public, Comey was indicted on federal charges.
This isn't the first (presumably nor the last) social media blunder with Trump, as the Associated Press recently captured a handwritten note from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that referred to the Israel-Hamas Peace Plan and told the POTUS: "You need to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first."
10 minutes after this, Trump made a notably awkward exit from the room.
While the President has made repeated jokes about his computer illiteracy and once boasted that his son could turn on a laptop like it was some sort of achievement, that doesn't take away from the very serious nature of the 79-year-old leader of America sharing particularly sensitive information online.