" The question on all our minds these days . "

President Donald Trumpon Wednesday defended his decision topause his stock market-rattling tariffsbut, in the process, teed up a question that critics couldn’t resist answering in withering ways.

“How do you get to be president and you’re stupid?” Trump asked reporters in the Oval Office, as he tried to shift blame for America’s economic challenges more onto his predecessors and not as much on China, which he has targeted with a 125% tariff.

trump out : How do you get to be president and you ’re stupid?pic.twitter.com / CcsghNRTpt

Critics were quick to highlight the irony. “We’ve been wondering this since 2016 Donald,” one person snarked on social media.

Another added: “The question on all our minds these days.”

And the responses went on from there.

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A tweet from @sij2783 saying, "We've been wondering this since 2016 Donald," dated April 9, 2025, with engagement stats

Tweet by Jo: "The question on all our minds these days."

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Tweet by Ana Braga: "He answered his own question" with a laughing emoji

Tweet from @GigaTendies saying, "That is a good question," dated April 9, 2025, with 983 views

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Tweet by ChidiNwatu: "He should stand before a mirror and repeat it to himself slowly."

Tweet by Myles Davies says, "He's so close to getting it," with 22 likes

Tweet by @libdunkmedia: "We're past irony at this point… I don't even know what you call this."

Tweet from user @Eman856 reads: "The irony man" with timestamp Apr 9, 2025, and 1,605 views

Tweet by Blue Georgia: "We’re all currently wondering the same thing." Dated Apr 9, 2025, with 4,763 views

Tweet from Laurence Boorstein asking Donald how he became president while calling him stupid