Jan. 10, 2025, noon

Underrated Trump Tweets

JAY PAPE

#1

Tweet text: "I have never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke"

Dark horse pick for the perfect Trump tweet. Random, needlessly antagonistic, yet containing a kernel of truth. The most devastating part is how many borderline-fat people started questioning their Diet Coke habits after reading this. Pure psychological warfare.

#2

Tweet text: "Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog & will do it again--just watch. He can do much better!"

Trump giving unsolicited relationship advice to Twilight stars. The "like a dog" analogy makes zero sense but somehow works perfectly.

#3

Tweet text: "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive."

The sheer audacity of inventing a complete origin story for global warming, casting China as the puppet master behind decades of research, all in under 140 characters. It's like a conspiracy theory haiku.

PS - When I picked Notre Dame to win last night, people acted like I'd predicted Marcus Freeman as the next pope. Look who's counting their rosary beads now. Penn State got a harsh lesson in what happens when you underestimate a team that literally has God on their sideline.

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