"I thought Eric Trump was for sure the dumbest Trump child but this has convinced me otherwise."

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

Tweet text: Spiro Agnew’s Ghost
@SpiroAgnewGhost
I thought @erictrump was for sure the dumbest Trump child but this has convinced me otherwise. Well done!

Donald Trump Jr.
@DonaldJTrumpJr
Did the phrase "stand by" have a different meaning to the media when Obama used it here? 🤔

[dchill]

1. Nevertheless, he'll "stand by" that.

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. It took his staff this long to pore through President Obama's words to find ONE reference

to "stand by" and this is all they could come up with.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Dumb as a light stand.

[niyad]

4. I guess spawn one has never flown stand-by", or heard "stand by your man"

[TexasTowelie]

5. The take-away from that tweet is

that somebody was paid to take Don Jr.'s SAT.

[Retrograde]

6. Why, yes it does, Donnie-boy

Many English words and phrases can have multiple meanings. It's messy that way, because it has contributions from a lot of different languages and cultures, just like our country. And like our country, that's one of its strengths.

IMHO, Obama's use of "stand by" refers to being a passive spectator, not doing anything to make a situation better. Trump's use of "stand by" refers to being prepared to take action as soon as a situation warrants, or as soon as a Dear Leader tells you to.

[whopis01]

7. Oh shit - he found a quote of Obama saying "stand by"?

That's pretty damning evidence there.

I mean, other than the fact that Obama isn't running right now.

And the fact that it wasn't directed towards a violent, racist group.

And the other fact that it was an inspirational statement to bring people together instead of tear them apart.


But other than all of that....

[WyattKansas]

8. And this fool graduated jr. high, let alone high school or college?

Because apparently he doesn't understand basic language and the context of a sentence.

[Tanuki]

9. Sometimes it's hard to be a moron...