President Trump bashes LeBron James over CNN interview: Don Lemon made him 'look smart'

[steve2470]

Source: USA Today

It seemed inevitable that President Donald Trump would weigh in on LeBron James' recent interview with CNN's Don Lemon.

After four days, Trump finally let loose in a Friday night tweet in which he bashed James and said Lemon's interview made the new Los Angeles Lakers star "look smart." The president also alluded to preferring Michael Jordan over James.

"Lebron (sic) James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon," Trump tweeted. "He made Lebron (sic) look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!"

James sat down with Lemon for the interview Monday after he cut the ribbon on his foundation's new I Promise School in his native Akron, Ohio. James spoke at length on the intersection of sports, culture and politics.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2018/08/03/president-trump-bashes-lebron-james-cnn-interview/904477002/

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He's such a freaking 12 year old. In a 71 year old body.

[RockRaven]

1. I happen to think LeBron James is smarter than Don Lemon (not a Herculean task by any means)

But either of them alone is smarter than Trump and all his (known/publicly-acknowledged) progeny combined.

[Midnight Writer]

2. Trump's go to response to black folk. Low IQ, not smart, criminal. "Lock up your daughters" racism.

Classic conservative politics.

Listen to it every day on talk radio. Watch it every evening on Fox News.

[iluvtennis]

3. Indeed. And it's sickening. Can't wait for Don the Con to go down, BIGLY.

[SunSeeker]

4. My thoughts exactly. nt

[riversedge]

5. ALERT ALERT --@REALDONALDTRUMP IS WATCHING @CNN!! DOES MELANIA KNOW??

[JohnnyRingo]

6. See what he did there?

By name dropping Michael Jordan he made the equivalent of "some of my best friends are black".

There was no other reason to mention him. It's not like they're engaged in a popularity contest where Trump had to choose one.

[Harker]

21. Yep.

Until Mr. Jordan says something he doesn't want to hear. Then Trumpsky can badmouth him, too.

It's troubling that a man with the intellect of a child of three is denigrating anyone's intelligence. It's shocking that many of his cultists ever thought he's some sort of genius.

[mwooldri]

7. Hang on. Trump. CNN. Why should it matter?

[duforsure]

8. Coming from the guy

Who putin made him look like his asset.

[djacq]

9. So says the Orange Clown who doesn't know geography.

England is a country of Great Britain.
Great Britain is a large island.
Great Britain is part of the United Kingdom.
That's why it's called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

FYI, Don Lemon majored in broadcast journalism at Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Louisiana State University. Also, Lemon won an Emmy Award for a special report on the real estate market in Chicago. An Emmy Award that the Orange Clown NEVER received.

[pazzyanne]

18. "Lemon won an Emmy Award for a special report on the real estate market in Chicago.

An Emmy Award that the Orange Clown NEVER received."
...and that is the reason that tRump does not like Don Lemon. tRump is such a low class idiot. Sad!

[BaronChocula]

10. Scoreboard

BANKRUPTCIES DECLARED
Trump - 7
James - 0

(LEGITIMATE) SCHOOLS BUILT
Trump - 0
James - 1

[Scarsdale]

12. Add

BIGLY TALENTED tRump 0 James 10

[BumRushDaShow]

11. So he's watching "fake news" again?

Faux Snooze must have had a slow news day.

[jpak]

13. What is the point of this?

Just random race baiting?

[GoCubsGo]

17. Distraction. Panic.

He's got people talking about this, instead of the Mueller investigation, the Manafort trial, the fact that he and his Congress-controlling party are doing absolutely nothing about the fact that a foreign enemy is currently attacking our elections.... And, yes. He's race-baiting his cult followers, and giving them yet another enemy.

[heaven05]

14. Only

his base respects this very poor excuse for a human being...potus. And to all those who voted for this POS called potus on one issue, you claim abortion, I wish ALL 66milion plus of you had never been born Carnival barker suckers, buy it all fools!!! I hope your snake oil causes you to choke

[watoos]

15. I don't think attacking Lebron

is going to get Republicans more votes in Ohio.

I'm thinking that Lebron built a real school compared with the fake Trump U. that Trump built. Trump is a pathetic excuse for a man, such a weak, insecure, evil, vile person.

[Scarsdale]

27. That he may well be, but

the Grand Old Pervert party loves him!!. Russia does, too. If our luck holds, the gop will be destroyed right along with their orange ass-clown.

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. Bad move, Donald, but that's nothing new.

Trump is such an asshole.

[genxlib]

19. One of the tell-tale character traits for Donald

Is that has essentially zero involvement in charity.

Every other wealthy person in the world spends money on charity. Rich people historically donate big money for things like hospitals, museums, universities. Sometimes it might be just narcissistic legacy building but they do it.

What has Trump ever done with his money? He would rather put his name on a building that pays him rather than on a non-profit that he paid for.

Lebron James outclasses him on so many levels. He has already shown more charity to his community than Trump despite being 40 years younger and presumably billions of dollars poorer.

[dalton99a]

24. Worse than that:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/06/06/how-donald-trump-shifted-kids-cancer-charity-money-into-his-business/
How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-funneled-kids-cancer-charity-money-businesses-621927
Trump Funneled Cancer Charity Money to His Businesses, Associates: Report

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. So true! Even the Kochs donate to charity, FFS!

Trump is the stingiest rich guy on the planet. Apparently charitable contributions aren't even worth the tax deduction to him (he probably has more effective, if illegal, methods of tax avoidance that don't involve giving money to others). I'm not a sports fan but I admire Lebron James for his generosity. I don't admire Trump for anything.

[StepnKretchit]

20. Trump is just jealous.

Because, obviously, LaBron James is smart and there is no one is the universe who could make Trump look smart no matter what. Trump is ignorant to the bone.

[Scarsdale]

29. James can draw

much larger crowds of adoring fans. He does not have to pay people to cheer him, his natural talent and personality draws people to him. He EARNED his money, and probably is much richer than Don the Con. Donald really should stop with this "low I.Q." taunts. His boys Uday and Qusay and his daughter Olive Oyl are not very bright. When I hear Ivanka speak, I am shocked. I never knew Botox and plastic surgery can make a person STUPID.

[Paladin]

22. Our racist fuckwad "president" in action again.

Blowjobbing his base, prepping for another hillbilly-Nuremberg adulation rally......

[machoneman]

23. Yep, blowing them is right! n/m

n/m

[dalton99a]

25. +1

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. 12? Most 12s have more self-control. Seems more like a five year old. . . . nt

[Shaddox]

28. The most powerful person on the planet, and he tweets this?!

JFC, Shitbrain is supposedly the most powerful person on the planet and he still hasn’t done anything of substance that can match James’ school. On top of it, he uses that power to tweet this shit? The mind boggles. This tweet sums up his absolute impotence.

[irisblue]

31. And trump will be in Delaware Ohio, Olentangy Orange High School tonight

In an area where LeBron James is popular.
Going to be odd to see how the trumpers handle that.

[yallerdawg]

32. What a petty, petty, petty little man.

Supporters admire how he says what he thinks with no filters. "It's so refreshing."

They should listen to their children arguing in the backseat of the car. Just as refreshing.