“ What the hell is this ? Our President of the United States ’s brain is mashed potatoes . ”

President Donald Trump puzzled people on Wednesday with his rambling reply to a question about histargeting of Harvard University.

During a NewsNation town hall, ESPN host and potential 2028 presidential hopefulStephen A. Smithasked Trump ― who called in to the event ― to explain his administration’s threat to withhold funding to the institution, partly in protest of its so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.

asked by Stephen A. Smith about his Harvard shakedown , Trump starts rant about Harlem and say " I begin a very high sinister vote"pic.twitter.com / ZoKFaAx7xs

Trump said : “ We had riots in Harlem , in Harlem , and frankly , if you look at what ’s gone on , and people from Harlem croak up and they protested , Stephen . And they dissent very strongly against Harvard . They happen to be on my side . You know , I have a very high Black vote . You make out that . Very , very high Black vote . It was a very great compliment . ”

Trump tissue and ramble a little bit more before actually referencing the university by appearing to claim that Black people “ agree with what I ’m doing with regard to Harvard . ”

Donald Trump speaks into a microphone outdoors, appearing to address an audience

Critics on social media had … thoughts .

This man ’s mental capacity is cookedhttps://t.co/IWVUsUetz4

What the hell is this ? Our president ’s brain is mashed potatoes.https://t.co/dwKDPfdYF8

Stephen A. Smith on News Nation during a phone interview with President Donald Trump

But then at the end he segue to Harvard — after an aide obviously put a HARVARD NOT HARLEM musical note in front of him .

He literally combine Harvard with Harlem .

Trump somehow hallucinated that people in Harlem rioted to abide his crackdown on Harvard?!?https://t.co / sV3UMJkkrw

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adopt me doubly to get that he had mix up Harvard and Harlem bc it ’s that unintelligent

I just watch that Black hoi polloi in Harlem completely agree with Trump ’s insurance on Harvard , and they all have intercourse Trump . Steven A really kicking ass at this whole politics affair too.https://t.co/HcHr9bwSCw

So weird

phone interview with defective reception combined with a spectacular weave . The looks on the faces of the hosts says it allhttps://t.co/pZNseDtrCP

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