RFK Jr Claims Trump Drew 'Perfect Map' Of Middle East On Placemat
RFK Jr. praised Trump’s detailed knowledge of Middle East troop deployments at CPAC, a claim met with applause from conservatives and skepticism from progressives on social media.
- On Saturday, Health Secretary Robert Kennedy told Conservative Political Action Conference attendees that President Donald Trump once drew a "perfect map of the Middle East" on a placemat, marking troop strengths for every country.
- Kennedy insisted his view of the president has shifted dramatically, claiming Trump is "the opposite of a narcissist" and an "empath" with encyclopedic knowledge spanning Broadway shows to Wall Street.
- Recalling a campaign flight, Kennedy said they ate McDonalds and drank Diet Coke while discussing Syria; Trump then used a Sharpie to sketch the geography on the back of a placemat.
- Critics quickly questioned the story's credibility, with journalist Medhi Hasan tweeting, "If you believe this story you may be the dumbest, most gullible person you yourself have ever come across."
- Republican Matt Schlapp also made headlines at CPAC, asking attendees if they wanted to see impeachment hearings for the president, prompting immediate applause from the crowd.
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RFK Jr says Trump could draw a ‘perfect map’ of the Middle East from memory
RFK Jr has claimed that Donald Trump once drew a “perfect map” of the Middle East just from memory as he said that the US president has an “extraordinary depth of knowledge”. Speaking with Mercedes Schlapp at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday (29 March), the health secretary recalled the time that Mr Trump impressed him with his knowledge whilst they were discussing Syria on a plane ride. “He got a placemat, and he tu…
'Source? I made it up': RFK Jr. scorched for 'nonsense' claim about Trump drawing a map
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about President Donald Trump's knowledge of geography met a dubious response.The Department of Health and Human Services secretary spoke Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he was met with a rousing cheer from the Republican crowd and made some eyebrow-raising claims about the 79-year-old president and his knowledge of the Middle East."One time, he grabbed a placemat, tu…
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