The Internet Can’t Stop Laughing After Trump Claims He ‘Studied Afghanistan’ Before Troop Surge

During his highly anticipated primetime Afghanistan address on Monday night, during which the president announced a troop surge, Donald Trump said that his change in strategy came after he “studied” the country “from every conceivable angle.”

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The internet was having none of it, and quickly laid waste to the president’s claim that he is a thoughtful commander-in-chief who actually has an adult decision-making process.

Some of the hilarious social media responses to the president’s claim:

In a speech Trump hoped to use to change the subject from his disastrous Charlottesville response, he only made himself look more foolish by spewing nonsense that even he knows isn’t true.

Instead of coming off as a strong commander-in-chief, he once again made himself an internet laughingstock.

Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.