President Donald Trump freely shares his inner thoughts with the world, even when he never intended the masses to hear them.
Trump, 80, held a press conference in the Oval Office on July 6. The White House event launched the Republican leader’s new investment accounts for children.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, Altimeter Capital CEO Brad Gerstner, and other business leaders surrounded the president for the photo op.
Officials brought the press into the Oval Office to report on the “Trump Accounts.”
However, topics such as the Ukraine War, the Iran war, the World Cup, cryptocurrency, and Elon Musk dominated the Q&A portion.
After reporters asked Trump direct questions, the “Art of the Deal” author made some off-mic comments, sparking online reactions.
“Every question’s a kill, you know that, right?” the president asked while gesturing toward Gerstner and Dell. The crowd in the Oval Office applauded as Trump repeated, “Every question’s a kill, right?”
With his wife, philanthropist Susan Dell, at his side, a smiling Dell essentially ignored Trump’s hot-mic rant about the press by responding, “Sir, we don’t have a helicopter, we have a Dell-icopter.”
The Texas-bred businessman may have overlooked the mini-tirade in the Oval Office, but people on social media could not ignore Trump’s livestreamed temper tantrum.
“The dumbest, most corrupt administration ever… like no one has seen before,” complained one person on X in reaction to a clip of Trump venting about reporters to fellow billionaires.
One Trump critic declared, “So cringe.” Another faultfinder simply posted, “Pathetic.” A third jokingly compared Trump’s outburst to a play or comedy sketch, writing, “And scene.”
Separately, a commenter tweeted, “Dell trying to bad joke crazy PeePaw out of whining,” which led to someone replying, “JFC, do they not have anything better to do? Seems like they should.”
“Dell knew he needed to talk to Trump as if he is a child,” one poster suggested. The president also got slammed when someone stated, “Nothing he can’t ruin.”
Even before Trump started answering questions, he accidentally produced an instant viral moment earlier in the news conference.
Secretary Bessent addressed the room at the beginning of the event, while a stone-faced Trump stood awkwardly beside a group of young children.
At one point, Trump started swaying in front of the iconic Resolute Desk and mouthing inaudible words as he seemed to match the restless energy of the boys and girls assembled for the event.
That footage of the 34-time convicted felon standing alongside the youngsters also spawned negative feedback directed at the president and the parents of the unnamed kids.
“You just know he’ll say something inappropriate to them. You just know it,” proposed one X user.
Another person on the app wondered, “Why are these children allowed to be close to this man?”
Similarly, a poster rhetorically asked, “Who in the hell would let their kids around Trump?
In addition to hot-mic chatter and discomforting interactions with underage guests, the stock market was also a major talking point coming out of the Oval Office press briefing on Monday.
Trump rang the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the Oval Office, a first-time occurrence for the symbolic Wall Street tradition.
“Does that bell- does it stay in the White House? ‘Cause I’m not giving it back,” Trump said.
The reality television host-turned-conservative politican added, “I’m gonna put that in the middle of the new ballroom. I’m not gonna give that bell back.”
