Throughout his tenure, Donald Trump frequently embarrassed the country, with so many cringe worthy incidents that some are now hard to remember.
Trump’s Fast Food Football Feast in the White House
Imagine winning a national football championship and getting invited to the White House only to be served McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King. That’s exactly what happened to the players of the Clemson University Tigers in 2019.
When Every World Leader Made it Very Clear They Hated Trump
The 2018 G7 Summit in Canada must have been a doozy of a meeting because, by the second day of the event, it was quite clear that almost every other world leader was fed up with Trump and his hard-bargaining ‘deals.’
Telling People They could Inject Bleach During the Pandemic
This one has to be high on the list of most outrageous things ever uttered by the former president. Trump also said sunshine would help according to BBC News, which is what you’d probably want to start with if you had to choose.
The Day Trump Got to Sit in a Big Truck
The former president has allegedly always had a huge obsession with trucks. So it must have made his day when he got to do a photo op in a semi-truck. The pictures were so hilarious they got turned into a picturebook.
When Trump Removed his Mask even Though he was Infected
The former president spent a weekend in hospital being treated for COVID-19 but upon his return to the White House, Trump removed his mask and gave the cameras two big thumbs up. It was a very mixed message for the country.
A Tender Moment with the American Flag
One of the most awkward moments of Trump’s presidency has to be when he locked his eyes onto an American flag, tenderly embracing the Star Spangled Banner and giving it a big smooch for the cameras.
Trump’s Midnight Mix-up — The Covfefe Tweet
If you own a modern phone then auto-correct has almost certainly affected you at one point. But was it behind Trump’s weird midnight ‘covfefe’ tweet in 2017? Whatever the reason for the mixup, it sure made him look bad on the world stage.
A Weird Speech in Front of the Boy Scouts
In 2017, Trump spoke at the National Scout Jamboree and was his usual, rambling self. The former president talked about the crowd size and shared some highly inappropriate stories about his debaucherous boat parties according to The Intelligencer.
The Day Trump Changed a Hurricane’s Trajectory with a Sharpie
Trump was showing off a map of Hurricane Dorian’s trajectory during a briefing at the White House and appeared to have been altered with a black Sharpie. The media had a field day speculating how that happened.
Trump’s Taped Tie Fiasco
The former president used what appeared to be scotch tape to hold his tie in place while on a visit to an Indianapolis air conditioning company. There isn’t really anything special to say here. It was just one of those uniquely embarrassing Trump moments…
Whatever this awkward handshake was
This picture was the epitome of awkward Trump as a world leader. While attending the 31st Association of South East Asian Nations Summit in the Philippines, Trump got into this awkward handshake situation and the images were just horrible.
When Trump Hung out with the White House lawn boy
This one was a little more embarrassing for Trump than the nation, and mostly because the White House lawn boy decided not to stop his work and talk to the former president despite his best efforts according to The Independent.
Trump’s Terror Playing Catch with Mariano Rivera
Baseball might be America’s favorite pastime but the former president showed that he had probably never tossed a ball around before playing catch with New York Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher Mariano Rivera on the White House South Lawn.