"He certainly did": Trump's brag that he showed how "corrupt our government is" badly backfires

Twitter users mocked the former president, calling his statement "a confession of sorts"

Published January 13, 2023 11:30AM (EST)

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Covelli Centre on September 17, 2022 in Youngstown, Ohio. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Covelli Centre on September 17, 2022 in Youngstown, Ohio. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

This article originally appeared on AlterNet.

Twitter users are mocking former president Donald Trump following his latest Truth Social post, Huffpost reports.

Trump, who is currently under investigation by the Department of Justiceamong other entities, posted: "Importantly, I have single-handedly shown the American Public how Crooked and Corrupt our Government is. NOW WE CAN FIX IT!"

Former federal prosecutor and Republican Ron Filipkowski started the chain of reactions by tweeting a screenshot of Trump's post along with a sarcastic jab at the former president: "He certainly did that every single day he was in office."

Many users added their reactions to Filipkowski's tweet in agreement.

Former sports editor of The Tacoma News Tribune Darrin Beene posted, "What's really funny about this statement is this guy couldn't fix a sandwich."

Other users hailed the former president's post as a "confession."

"It is odd how often he points out how horrible he is himself," Ohioan @cincygreghoodin tweeted.

Teacher, @BowiesNana responded, "For sure, DJT ...You showed the World "how crooked and corrupt Government can be!"

"Unreal, just about everything he blurts out is a confession of sorts......" user @lanna_mick responded.

And some users sarcastically agreed with Trump's statement.

An "ex republican after 60 yrs" @BUSH1940 tweeted, "Yep, he showed us. His corruption has been quite obvious."

"I have to agree with him on all but the last 5 words," @syfy09 wrote.

Lawyer @Fly_Sistah replied, "Wow. I actually agree with Donald Trump. His decades long crime spree that reached the White House did singlehandedly show us how corrupt government is."


By Maya Boddie

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