Donald Trump says he knows tech 'better than anyone'. Seriously.

Now you know who to call when your computer crashes.
By Stan Schroeder  on 
Donald Trump says he knows tech 'better than anyone'. Seriously.
Your printer misbehaving today? Ask this guy. He knows tech better than anyone. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, knows tech better than anyone.

At least, that's what he wrote in a tweet on Friday, while giving the world a little lecture on walls and wheels.

"Better than anyone," he wrote. Not "reasonably well." Not even "very well" or "extremely well," but better than any person in existence.

The claim that border tech is only effective "in conjunction with a Wall," aside, this is perhaps a good opportunity (better than any opportunity, ever, in fact) to revisit some of Trump's earlier tech-related quotes.

"We’re losing a lot of people because of the Internet." At a South Carolina campaign rally, Dec. 2015.

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"The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough." - During a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Sept. 2016.

"I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly." Speaking to reports at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Dec. 2016.

There's also this damning quote that comes from Trump's book, The Art of the Comeback. It was published in 1997 so Trump's tough stance on computers and technology is perhaps a bit more understandable, but still. Just read it.

"Today the computer and technology industries are hot, but that doesn't mean that they won't cool off quickly. It just seems to me that they are overheated, and competition is strong. When I read about all of the different companies producing new computers by the thousands, it seems like a very tough business to me. But then, I don't even know how to turn on a computer." Oct. 1997.

Finally, a magnificent video dug up by none other than leaker of all things mobile, @OnLeaks, speaks louder than any quote possibly could.

Sorry for the wait, Enrique.

Stan Schroeder
Stan Schroeder
Senior Editor

Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.


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