Friday, October 11, 2024

The Same as First Grade

“When I look at myself in the first grade and I look at myself now, I’m basically the same.”

-- Donald Trump, 2015, via the New York Times
For non-Americans, first grade in the US is ages 6-7.

7 comments:

George Montgomery said...

Well, that helps explain the childish behaviours and outbursts. Problem solved.

Layzej said...

I'm trying to imagine how he thought this might be interpreted positively. I'm at a loss. I half believed this to be an apocryphal quote. Nope. He actually said this! https://theweek.com/speedreads/575962/donald-trump-tells-biographer-hes-same-now-first-grade

David Appell said...

My guess is that Trump doesn't think or care how his words will be interpreted. He's such a narcissist he things everything he says will be worshipped. He has no sense of shame--literally, none, another characteristic of a hard narcissist.

Anonymous said...

He clearly thinks of himself as the smartest first grader ever in the history of the US.

David Appell said...

Yes. Funny, but worrisome.

Layzej said...

"He's such a narcissist he things everything he says will be worshipped." - He's not wrong!

David Appell said...

Well, half-wrong.