Donald Trump's Verbal Embarrassment Has His Critics Boiling

Donald Trump is quickly recalling one of the most difficult moments of his administration after a verbal gaffe during an interview that aired Monday.

The former president said on Newsmax that the country would not be able to function if President Joe Biden were re-elected.

“Look at even things like the evolution of supply,” Trump said, likely referring to “supply chains,” a little-known phrase he said.

“Things we’ve never heard of, you’ve never heard that term,” Trump said. “It all worked under my watch. It all worked.”

Trump’s critics have stepped in to correct him on a few points, pointing out that “supply chains” (not “supply shift”) is a common phrase, and that it didn’t work under his watch when the COVID-19 pandemic began and everything from medical supplies to groceries to toilet paper became hard to find:

Actually, we first heard about the supply chain issues during the Covid pandemic, which happened under Trump and he seems to have forgotten about. Maybe he should get tested. https://t.co/CUAc9drc8C

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 6, 2024

the term is “supply chains”, not “change”, and secondly, WTF, Donald?

Four years ago, stores ran out of toilet paper when the supply chain was disrupted. People bought hand sanitizer and toilet paper in bulk to resell, ripping off their neighbors.

Trump may have forgotten, we haven’t. https://t.co/rWZN12A4el

— Robert Jon Anderson (@R_JonAnderson) February 6, 2024

Trump and Kushner never saw their toilet paper supply change. But we did, because of their mismanagement of the pandemic response. There is no way Trump is responsible for anything, including public restrooms. https://t.co/Wk4cgwk2o8

— Air Water (@MoistureVapor8r) February 6, 2024

The Trump presidency was the only time I saw the store run out of toilet paper and milk.

— Sydra (@sydrasmith) February 6, 2024

Can’t we all just accept once and for all that this man is a complete idiot and should not be trusted with a pair of scissors, much less let within a million miles of the White House?
It’s a national disgrace that he’s even in the conversation at this point. https://t.co/yMZRSaBi2i

— Jim Piddock (@realjimpiddock) February 6, 2024

This is pure gaslighting. Supply chains literally collapsed under Trump. Americans were fighting over toilet paper. And it’s supply chains, not change. 🤦♀️ His brain is mush. https://t.co/OUoP0PiWS9

— Tonya Bailey (@tbailey1976) February 6, 2024

Things were going very, very badly in the evolution of supply 🤣in the Trump era
Remember the toilet paper, remember what happened to the wood, etc., etc. https://t.co/urF2T3Vv5w

— AnneP (@AnneP42568327) February 6, 2024

Yeah! Getting masks, PPP supplies, and toilet paper was so easy during the pandemic, thanks to Trump’s management of supply change. https://t.co/Qabegp8CAm

— 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕜 👉 @darickr.bsky.social (@DarickR) February 6, 2024