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Trump Accidentally Burned Himself With His Own Question, And People Cannot Stop Laughing

President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to pause his stock market-rattling tariffs but, in the process, teed up a question that critics couldn’t resist answering in withering ways.

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“How do you get to be president and you’re stupid?” Trump asked reporters in the Oval Office, as he tried to shift blame for America’s economic challenges more onto his predecessors and not as much on China, which he has targeted with a 125% tariff.

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Critics were quick to highlight the irony. “We’ve been wondering this since 2016 Donald,” one person snarked on social media.

A tweet from @sij2783 saying, "We've been wondering this since 2016 Donald," dated April 9, 2025, with engagement stats

@Sji2783

Another added: “The question on all our minds these days.”

Tweet by Jo: "The question on all our minds these days."

@JoJoFromJerz

And the responses went on from there.

Tweet by Ana Braga: "He answered his own question" with a laughing emoji

@TheAnaBraga

Tweet from @GigaTendies saying, "That is a good question," dated April 9, 2025, with 983 views

@GigaTendies

Tweet by user about how the lack of self-awareness in making a statement answers a question

@_Substance_

Tweet by ChidiNwatu: "He should stand before a mirror and repeat it to himself slowly."

@ChidiNwatu

Tweet by Myles Davies says, "He's so close to getting it," with 22 likes

@MylesDavies

Tweet by @libdunkmedia: "We're past irony at this point... I don't even know what you call this."

@lilbdunkmedia

Tweet from user @Eman856 reads: "The irony man" with timestamp Apr 9, 2025, and 1,605 views

@Eman856

Tweet by Blue Georgia: "We’re all currently wondering the same thing." Dated Apr 9, 2025, with 4,763 views

@BlueATLGeorgia

In conclusion…

Tweet from Laurence Boorstein asking Donald how he became president while calling him stupid

@LarryBoorstein

This article originally appeared on HuffPost.

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