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35. It's long been one of Trump's inscrutable obsessions...

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 01:51 PM

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...like tariffs, "windmills" (aka wind turbines), solar power, and more recently, Tylenol. My guess is that he saw something about EMALS on Fox "News" years ago.

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Trump, 79, Gets Confused Explaining Water to the Navy [View all] douglas9 Oct 28 OP

This guy tore down the White House on a whim Blues Heron Oct 28 #1

Maybe he thought there were magnets buried inside. And with the weak WH water allegorical oracle Oct 28 #22

These sharks had laser beams on their heads, right? jmowreader Oct 28 #27

THINGS that make you go..."Hmmm" ProudMNDemocrat Oct 28 #2

The only thing trump got right is the statement, "I don't know what's going to happen". patphil Oct 28 #3

But mikey is just trumps pimp republianmushroom Oct 28 #46

"You know, the new thing is magnets." Botany Oct 28 #4

The Chinese started using compasses 2000 years ago Wednesdays Oct 28 #7

He was upset when the U.S. Navy switched from steam driven catapults to electromagnetic ones Botany Oct 28 #40

He's so ignorant that it's like he grew up living in a hole in the ground -- with no allegorical oracle Oct 28 #41

No wolves are smart thinking beings that support their pack and their families and they work for the .. Botany Oct 28 #43

This is not the first time he has publicly claimed that magnets do not work if they get wet. Midnight Writer Oct 28 #5

When I was a kid, I had a compass watch Wednesdays Oct 28 #9

Sounds like a Commie Chinese Antifa terrorist watch@@!!11 progressoid Oct 28 #37

Oh my god, that made my head hurt! PatSeg Oct 28 #6

Maybe he meant MAGAnuts. Raven123 Oct 28 #8

The dude's cuckcoo for cocoa puffs struggle4progress Oct 28 #10

The man knows nothing. Less than nothing. Solly Mack Oct 28 #11

Plaque buildup on his brain is becoming much more noticeable these days Torchlight Oct 28 #12

And, yet again: if BIDEN had spouted the exact-same drivel, word-for-word... Paladin Oct 28 #13

The Limpet Mine was developed in WWII and attaches to the hull of ship below the waterline by a magnet. surfered Oct 28 #14

Fake news: PCIntern Oct 28 #39

This could happen to any person thought crime Oct 28 #15

Not too hip on batteries either paleotn Oct 28 #25

Why are sailors pouring their drinks on the magnets? yellowcanine Oct 28 #16

Magnetic is very, very bad dalton99a Oct 28 #17

Well, didn't they send the space shuttles up with steam?? allegorical oracle Oct 28 #42

That's why all those magnet fishing videos are fake, I guess. MineralMan Oct 28 #18

There is no limit to what trump doesn't know. twodogsbarking Oct 28 #19

He just gave away state secrets! James48 Oct 28 #20

How do insulated cups know when to keep something hot or cold? twodogsbarking Oct 28 #21

Good thing his uncle at MIT was a genius--- lastlib Oct 28 #23

Willful ignorance is indistinguishable from stupidity William Seger Oct 28 #31

He's bitching about carrier EMALS now? paleotn Oct 28 #24

We need to encourage his "teaching" moments in his Ilsa Oct 28 #26

Bitching about EMALS is not a new thing for Trump jmowreader Oct 28 #29

Not everybody is familiar with military acronyms. It is helpful to identify niyad Oct 28 #33

It's long been one of Trump's inscrutable obsessions... keep_left Oct 28 #35

Well... DET Oct 28 #28

This is The Onion, yes??? PLEASE tell me this is The Onion!!! niyad Oct 28 #30

I thought this was satire. milestogo Oct 28 #32

Overheard in the White House..."A sailor came up to me and said... MiHale Oct 28 #34

So did he get a big thunderous rousing chorus of cheers on the ship, like last time? NBachers Oct 28 #36

Hey Tapper, how about a book about this! LW1977 Oct 28 #38

trump is senile LetMyPeopleVote Oct 28 #44

He has never understood magnetism. This isn;t his first rant on the subject. Gore1FL Oct 28 #45

Spoiler Alert: I just proved Titanic Tito wrong with a simple experiment using refrigerator magnets and a cup of common... Hugin Oct 28 #47