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Trump Faces Backlash For Comments About Newsom's Dyslexia
"Gavin Newsom has admitted that he has learning disabilities, dyslexia," Trump said to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday. "Honestly, I'm all for people with learning disabilities, but not for my president."
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"Trump's statements have prompted backlash from disability advocates. The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) called Trump's comments "both factually and morally incorrect."
"Learning disabilities, including dyslexia, affect how the brain processes information. They do not reflect a person's intelligence, judgment, or ability to lead," the organization said in a statement released Monday.
"Every day, people with learning disabilities serve their communities as teachers, entrepreneurs, scientists, members of the military, and public servants."
The statement also noted that several previous presidents have had documented or suspected learning disabilities, including Woodrow Wilson.
According to the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, dyslexia has "no connection to [people's] overall intelligence."
The condition is also common, affecting around 20% of the population."
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That was BRUTAL!
#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-17 05:58 PM | Reply
@#1 ... "Learning disabilities, including dyslexia, affect how the brain processes information. They do not reflect a person's intelligence, judgment, or ability to lead," the organization said in a statement released Monday. ...
People with dyslexia tend to know they have it, and adjust to it.
... "Honestly, I'm all for people with learning disabilities, but not for my president."
"Everything about him is dumb," ...
Pres Trump is sounding desperate here.
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-17 07:56 PM | Reply
Dyslexics of the World Untie!
#3 | Posted by censored at 2026-03-17 08:08 PM | Reply | Funny: 2
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#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-17 08:33 PM | Reply
newsom started using it as an excuse for being as dumb as black men.........
( I shouldn't reference the interview that way because of the multitude of dishonest posters
but maybe one or two will know of the interview with the black guy.....
he started it....trump finished it.
get back to worrying about important stuff.....like billions in fraud in california in medicaid...
day care centers and WHERE'S THE MULTI BILLION DOLLAR SPEED TRAIN ?
or rather....HEY NEWSOM.....who did you launder all that train money to ?
#5 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-18 03:02 PM | Reply
"Hot wheels" is SO cool though.
#6 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 11:59 AM | Reply
Unlike the brain dead orange pedo who is visibly rotting, Newsom isn't in the Trumpstein Files.
#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-19 12:02 PM | Reply
Trump is Great! Nothing he says can upset people for very long, because he says what his supporters think. I should know... --Megyn Kelly, still bleeding
#8 | Posted by catdog at 2026-03-19 12:08 PM | Reply
""Hot wheels" is SO cool though. #6 | Posted by BellRinger"
Yeah! Remember that time Obama, Hillary, Joe Biden, Kamala used that pejorative?
#9 | Posted by censored at 2026-03-19 12:22 PM | Reply
#9. Fair.
#10 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 12:58 PM | Reply
"Backlash"...yeah, right...
#11 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-03-19 01:59 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Fuck off Ballwasher, you pathetic stupid MAGA cunt. You're a god-damned retard, sonny boy.
#12 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-19 02:10 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
#1 | Posted by Corky: Corky-that was fantastic and it's going out to all of our friends. If we knew any MAGAts, we'd send it to them too! Thank you!
#13 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2026-03-19 03:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
While dyslexia, which Newsom admits that he suffers from, is often considered a 'learning disability', it rarely effects an individual's intelligence. In fact, there's evidence that people who suffer with dyslexia often become very high achievers. For example, some famous dyslexics include Albert Einstein, Richard Branson, Pablo Picasso, Cher, and it was rumored, but never confirmed, that George W Bush was dyslexic. And a bit closer to home, our oldest son is dyslexic, yet he served four years in the Army Infantry and is now an executive at one of the largest dining and entertainment companies in the world.
OCU
#14 | Posted by OCUser at 2026-03-19 03:25 PM | Reply
While dyslexia, which Newsom admits that he suffers from, is often considered a 'learning disability', it rarely effects an individual's intelligence.
Newsom doesn't have dyslexia, there's plenty of videos of him reading off a script or teleprompter without missing anything.
He uses the "I got dyslexia" as a way to play the victim card as a politician (I too am disabled, just horribly good looking), and to deflect when he fucks up.
Thats all this is....
#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-19 03:53 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
DJTurd, er Trump... is really frightened of the Dems in CA and TX; he said that James Talarico is, "an insult to Jesus".
JT replies:
1 min
#16 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-19 03:55 PM | Reply
Newsom doesn't have dyslexia,
Thanks "Doctor".
#17 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-03-19 03:58 PM | Reply
#15
Wrongway Wang foiled again!
"Gavin Newsom was diagnosed with dyslexia at age five..."
dyslexia.yale.edu
#18 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-19 03:58 PM | Reply
His parents named him Sum Ting Wong.
#19 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-03-19 03:59 PM | Reply
Pilot. X Influencer. Armchair General. Doctor. Chinese immigrant.
Is there anything Oneironutjob can't fake being?
#20 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-03-19 04:01 PM | Reply
Don't forget "open borders enthusiast"!
And liberal.
Super liberal.
He defines liberal.
#21 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-19 04:21 PM | Reply
That's why he thinks Lewzer is the next best thing to Bernie.
#22 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-19 04:24 PM | Reply
Hot Wheels for a guy in a wheelchair is pretty clever.
He should embrace it and get a custom made Hot Wheels wheelchair.
It would look awesome.
Meanwhile.
All republicans had to offer was "Let's Go Brandon!"
Which doesn't make any sense, but literally turned in to a catch phrase found on clothing, flags and bumper stickers.
It's sad, but that's how cults work.
#23 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-19 04:42 PM | Reply
I thought I had dyslexia at 55.
Turned out, I just had the number backwards.
#24 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-03-19 04:46 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
" Hot Wheels for a guy in a wheelchair is pretty clever.
It would look awesome."
I never thought about it that way. Yeah, that would look cool. Better yet, maybe customize the chair to look like a Big Wheel. Those might have been before your time.
#25 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 04:46 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
maybe customize the chair to look like a Big Wheel.
Now you're talking.
How awesome would that be!
I may never agree with him policy wise, but I'd be impressed with his dope wheelchair.
I would have a higher opinion of him.
Like BushJr, I never agreed with him politically. But I always believed he'd be a cool guy to grab a beer with and do some rails of coke together. You know he has the good stuff and knows the best places to go party.
#26 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-19 04:56 PM | Reply
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