Technology
Donald Trump says he knows tech ‘better than anyone’. Seriously.
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, knows tech better than anyone.
At least, that’s what he wrote in a tweet on Friday, while giving the world a little lecture on walls and wheels.
The Democrats are trying to belittle the concept of a Wall, calling it old fashioned. The fact is there is nothing else’s that will work, and that has been true for thousands of years. It’s like the wheel, there is nothing better. I know tech better than anyone, & technology…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018
…..on a Border is only effective in conjunction with a Wall. Properly designed and built Walls work, and the Democrats are lying when they say they don’t. In Israel the Wall is 99.9% successful. Will not be any different on our Southern Border! Hundreds of $Billions saved!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018
“Better than anyone,” he wrote. Not “reasonably well.” Not even “very well” or “extremely well,” but better than any person in existence.
The claim that border tech is only effective “in conjunction with a Wall,” aside, this is perhaps a good opportunity (better than any opportunity, ever, in fact) to revisit some of Trump’s earlier tech-related quotes.
“We’re losing a lot of people because of the Internet.” At a South Carolina campaign rally, Dec. 2015.
“The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough.” – During a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Sept. 2016.
“I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly.” Speaking to reports at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Dec. 2016.
There’s also this damning quote that comes from Trump’s book, The Art of the Comeback. It was published in 1997 so Trump’s tough stance on computers and technology is perhaps a bit more understandable, but still. Just read it.
“Today the computer and technology industries are hot, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t cool off quickly. It just seems to me that they are overheated, and competition is strong. When I read about all of the different companies producing new computers by the thousands, it seems like a very tough business to me. But then, I don’t even know how to turn on a computer.” Oct. 1997.
Finally, a magnificent video dug up by none other than leaker of all things mobile, @OnLeaks, speaks louder than any quote possibly could.
Sorry for the wait, Enrique.
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