Of course, the Internet exploded when President Trump decided to respond to a week’s worth of media pieces questioning his mental fitness for office by tweeting that he was “a very stable genius.”
….Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. Crooked Hillary Clinton also played these cards very hard and, as everyone knows, went down in flames. I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2018
….to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius….and a very stable genius at that!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2018
The Resistance had a field day with that quote, but one Democratic lawmaker decided to take his troll level up to 100 on Tuesday and introduce the “Stable Genius Act.”
Today, Philly's @CongBoyle plans to introduce the "Stable Genius Act" to require all presidential candidates have a standardized medical exam & disclose the results before an election
— Jonathan Tamari (@JonathanTamari) January 9, 2018
Rep. Brendan Boyle is so clever, he even managed to make it an acronym:
Also, he actually made STABLE GENIUS an acronym: Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection Act https://t.co/2ppsZIEY9e
— Jonathan Tamari (@JonathanTamari) January 9, 2018
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Like we’ve said before … are Democrats sure they want to do this? Is there some way to make it applicable to current members of Congress?
Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle is unveiling a bill called the "Stable Genius Act" that would require all presidential candidates to undergo a medical exam and publicly disclose the results before the election. https://t.co/crBrmuipQp
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 9, 2018
Thanks @kylegriffin1 https://t.co/CVJJtMQRg4
— US Rep Brendan Boyle (@RepBrendanBoyle) January 10, 2018
Sounds not just like trolling, but also unconstitutional.
This is almost certainly unconstitutional https://t.co/WDJ61aVoCN
— Dave Sund (@davesund) January 9, 2018
Sounds constitutional ? https://t.co/flaeIBbuN0
— Andy Grewal (@AndyGrewal) January 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/Devon_Hall39/status/950855142240288769
https://twitter.com/JBA101/status/950859054968172545
My shocked face that this is coming from Democrats https://t.co/K1YX8tQBzS
— Timfurkey? (@wildcorrective) January 10, 2018
A stunt! That’ll solve everything. https://t.co/M3wKxcJkcF
— sophopitop (@sophopitop) January 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/950860185484046336
https://twitter.com/spencerdpotts/status/950855431097864192
well this seems potentially extremely discriminatory https://t.co/qWeFN4Sl7w
— Hailey Bachrach (@hbachrach) January 9, 2018
This is a terrible idea. My biggest immediate concern is reinforcing stigmas around mental health. People with ADD, depression, etc. shouldn’t have to be outed. It’s irrelevant. https://t.co/Qnn2leT5Kh
— Coldrun (@Coldrun_MN) January 9, 2018
This is god awful. If you can only convince people someone unqualified and evil is inappropriate for the presidency if his characteristics are the result of illness, you help essentially criminalize illness – not chosen behaviours. https://t.co/bYlgmHdlKv
— Ethel (@Ethelmonster) January 9, 2018
yeah the name is funny. the concept isn't. health information should be private unless someone chooses to disclose it. no I don't care if it's the goddamn president. https://t.co/FNM6FuORMe
— Sophie Sensation (@sophienotemily) January 9, 2018
Uuuh, this is ableist af. I'm all for getting Trump out of office, but a bill like this absolutely sets a standard that no president could have any kind of illness or disability.
Imagine if FDR had never been president bc of his disability. https://t.co/oZRW12G31q
— Spoonie Warrior ♿ (@spwarriortweets) January 10, 2018
Love that ableism because its "SO TRUE" when a liberal does it https://t.co/i6Ij3cPpLS
— uwu pwesident wonald weagan (@theOFFICIALmilf) January 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/saintknives/status/950961673241874432
What an ableist piece of shit. https://t.co/7YQZErEs7D
— Amélia (@SlayZeKyriarchy) January 9, 2018
Wow when you think the ableism can’t get more disgusting. Fuck off. https://t.co/rxuLxF4Pze
— carla ?? (@NadinaCardillo) January 9, 2018
Let's one-up this by being certain the the doctor performing the physical and mental health exam is fully vetted also. Above and beyond reproach, not for sale, and not beholden to any political party in any way. https://t.co/1Hd5Rw4I2I
— Shawn Sisler (@shamasi1968) January 10, 2018
That sounds very reasonable, considering all the attention given recently to the psychiatry professor who wanted Trump contained and evaluated.
https://twitter.com/APlanForPeace/status/950880721085845506
https://twitter.com/digitalcryptid/status/951047714481065985
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