You know on social media when people prompt, “Explain this to me like I’m a 6 year old.” for a complicated topic? Well, this is more like, “Explain this to me like YOU’RE a 6 year old.”
Donald Trump was babbling on at a press gathering when he stumbled upon the topic of fiber optics. He attacked it with the same approach he uses on most topics he doesn’t understand: blame the Democrats. Add in absolutely zero omprehension of the issue he’s discussing and you get… whatever this is:
Trump: “There’s Pete Buttigieg, he spent billions of dollars on fixing the air traffic control. They used copper wire going into glass wire. Any union electrician here or any non-union electrician would say you can’t hook copper into glass. It doesn’t work. They spent billions of… pic.twitter.com/tb8UoUhW1h
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 21, 2025
No, the President isn’t the foremost expert in fiber optics. But why would that stop him from blathering on for a minute with a stray personal attack on Pete Buttegieg?
Let’s check in how this answer went over in the replies…
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Famously tech-illiterate 79 year old man attempts to explain fiberoptics to a patio full of mostly elderly Senators. And they’ll all treat every word as genius. https://t.co/h6hx7eZ68y
— Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd on blu sky) (@rothschildmd) October 21, 2025
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Trump: “We want to be able to blame somebody.”
That’s his whole life in a nutshell.
— Christopher Gelarden (@saturninus9) October 21, 2025
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Yea I always get my tech advice from a guy who can’t even use email.
— Kevin (@TheBondGuy2) October 21, 2025
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As an electrical engineer, I am appalled at this nonsense, but not as appalled at knowing half of American voters thought Trump was some sort of genius.
— HiHoSteverino (@SteveJaf) October 21, 2025
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Again, each and every time we hear Trump say something outlandish and ridiculous, no one questions his mental fitness. I really believe Joe Biden got a raw deal. They had pundits on for hours over every gaffe questioning his fitness. Why the silence NOW?!
— QUE DIZZLE(D) ️ (@dizzle_que) October 22, 2025
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Yes let’s take electrical engineering advice from this guy https://t.co/Vw47H3eiih
— Lib Dunk (@libdunkmedia) October 21, 2025
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Trump explaining technology is like a caveman explaining Wi-Fi. He has no clue what he’s talking about, but he says it loud enough that his followers think it’s science.
— Chetter ⚖ Beacon for Democracy (@ChetterHub) October 21, 2025
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Trump has no idea how anything works.
He’s so goddamn dumb.— Liberal Lisa in Oklahoma (@lisa_liberal) October 21, 2025
