Trump’s Mental Decline Seems More Apparent With His Latest Head-Scratching Remark

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Trump: “Oh, we’ve spoken to everybody. We know every– it’s all done. I told you. I told you we’ll make some deals, but for the most part, we’re gonna send a letter…”

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But moments later, Trump admitted that not all deals are done. In fact, he said some countries may not get deals at all — just letters telling them what tariffs to pay.

“Others, we’ve met with, and we don’t think we’re gonna be able to make a deal,” Trump said. “So, we just send them a letter. ‘Do you wanna– do you wanna play ball? This is what you have to pay.’”

This comes after Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement in April, where he rolled out a wave of tariffs on dozens of countries. He claimed the tariffs were meant to pressure other nations to the negotiating table in hopes of lowering the United States trade deficit.

But now, with his deadline looming, there is little clarity — and even less evidence — that 90 deals were ever close to being made.

Trump did name a few countries during his remarks. “We’ve made a deal with United Kingdom. We’ve made a deal with China. We’ve made a deal with– we’re close to making a deal with India,” he said.

He then added, “We’re gonna have much more than 90. But most of those are gonna be sent a letter. This is gonna be exactly what I sent.”

Reporters looked stunned as Trump rambled on about the greatness of the economy, letters being sent, and deals that may or may not exist. “We’ve never had numbers like this. We’ve never had investment like this,” he said, without offering any actual data.

Critics quickly pointed out that Trump still misunderstands how tariffs work. While he claims other countries are paying, tariffs are actually paid by the American businesses that import those goods.

In one of his Monday letters to foreign leaders, Trump wrote, “If for any reason you decide to raise your Tariffs, then, whatever the number you choose to raise them by, will be added onto the 25% that we charge.”

The message seems clear: the United States is not negotiating. It is just sending demands.

One moment, Trump said the deals were done. The next, he said they were still sending letters. Then he claimed there were more than 90 deals, but also admitted most of them are not real deals. For anyone keeping track, it sounded less like policy and more like a confused scramble of words, raising even more questions about whether the president actually knows what he is talking about.

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Terry Lawson

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