Donald Trump sank far lower than where the New York City subway travels on Wednesday, wildly claiming there’s a 75% chance a child riding alone will go missing permanently. (Watch the video below.)
The Republican nominee told a rally in Uniondale, New York, that his parents used to drop him off at the subway in what he characterized as a safer time.
“They had no fear that I was gonna be disappearing!” he said. “They would take me to a subway, put me on, and say, ‘Bye darling, bye.’ If you do that today, you have about a 75% chance that you’ll never see your child again. What the hell has happened here? What has happened?”
Trump segued from his over-the-top lie ― perhaps exaggerated for effect or plucked from a fictional stats cavern in his head ― into a promise to renovate the subway and “get the criminals the hell out of there” if elected.
Many critics cast a jaundiced eye toward Trump’s reminiscence of being dropped off at the subway.
Are you sure they didn’t just want you to disappear?
— Jennifer Freeman (@JenXFreeman) September 19, 2024
1) didn’t happen or 2) they were begging someone to take him
— Patsy Evans Ph.D. aka Dr. Harmony (@HarmonyUsInc) September 19, 2024
I think he is hallucinating about the Batman origin story
— A.X. Ian (@axian) September 19, 2024
And he never got the hint 😂
— Philippe 🇺🇸🇫🇷 🌊 🖖🏼 (@unfazedgoat) September 18, 2024
We will take Trump to the subway this November.😎
— mrbigg 🇺🇸🦅 (@mrbigg450) September 19, 2024
Bull……..shit!!!
His parents would call for a limo to take his ass wherever he wanted to go.— Adam L (Certified Cajun)🇺🇸🦅™️ (@ACL80GFYS) September 18, 2024
h/t Mediaite