At a Mason City, Iowa, rally, January 5, Donald Trump decried magnetically powered elevators for hoisting and lowering carrier-based aircraft. In the heartland of John Deere manufacturing, candidate Trump pitched for votes with, “Think of it, magnets. Now, all I know about magnets is this, give me a glass of water, let me drop it on the magnets, that’s the end of the magnets. Why didn’t they use John Deere? Why didn’t they bring in the John Deere people? Do you like John Deere? I like John Deere.”
Magnets function quite effectively in water. While hundreds perform essential functions onan aircraft carrier, few if any, get wet.
Like the notion that intravenous chemicals may eradicate COVID-19 virus, our “stable genius” again reveals his grasp of science.
A side note: Amid the blast of his often-verbal firehose, Donald’s astonishing facility to concoct whatever serves his purpose in the moment, without regard to fact or truth, is easily overlooked.
Do you really want this man’s finger on the Nuclear Trigger?
Think about it!
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