Trump: I can use Licenses to do absolutely “terrible” things to foreign countries, especially those countries that have been ripping us off

Trump: I can use Licenses to do absolutely “terrible” things to foreign countries, especially those countries that have been ripping us off

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump · Feb 23, 2026

The supreme court (will be using lower case letters for a while based on a complete lack of respect!) of the United States accidentally and unwittingly gave me, as President of the United States, far more powers and strength than I had prior to their ridiculous, dumb, and very internationally divisive ruling. For one thing, I can use Licenses to do absolutely “terrible” things to foreign countries, especially those countries that have been RIPPING US OFF for many decades, but incomprehensibly, according to the ruling, can’t charge them a License fee - BUT ALL LICENSES CHARGE FEES, why can’t the United States do so? You do a license to get a fee! The opinion doesn’t explain that, but I know the answer! The court has also approved all other Tariffs, of which there are many, and they can all be used in a much more powerful and obnoxious way, with legal certainty, than the Tariffs as initially used. Our incompetent supreme court did a great job for the wrong people, and for that ...

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Feb 23, 2026 6:25am

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PROMPT:
in your honest opinion, this text written belongs to what grade level student if it was real life:
"The supreme court (will be using lower case letters for a while based on a complete lack of respect!) of the United States accidentally and unwittingly gave me, as President of the United States, far more powers and strength than I had prior to their ridiculous, dumb, and very internationally divisive ruling. For one thing, I can use Licenses to do absolutely “terrible” things to foreign countries, especially those countries that have been RIPPING US OFF for many decades, but incomprehensibly, according to the ruling, can’t charge them a License fee - BUT ALL LICENSES CHARGE FEES, why can’t the United States do so? You do a license to get a fee! The opinion doesn’t explain that, but I know the answer! The court has also approved all other Tariffs, of which there are many, and they can all be used in a much more powerful and obnoxious way, with legal certainty, than the Tariffs as initially used. Our incompetent supreme court did a great job for the wrong people, and for that they should be ashamed of themselves (but not the Great Three!). The next thing you know they will rule in favor of China and others, who are making an absolute fortune on Birthright Citizenship, by saying the 14th Amendment was NOT written to take care of the “babies of slaves,” which it was as proven by the EXACT TIMING of its construction, filing, and ratification, which perfectly coincided with the END OF THE CIVIL WAR. How much better can you do than that? But this supreme court will find a way to come to the wrong conclusion, one that again will make China, and various other Nations, happy and rich. Let our supreme court keep making decisions that are so bad and deleterious to the future of our Nation - I have a job to do. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

RESPONSE:
This reads like writing from roughly a Year 9–10 student (around 14–16 years old) in terms of structure and control.

Here’s why:

### 1. Sentence Structure – Mid Secondary Level

* The writer uses long, complex sentences with multiple clauses.
* There is some understanding of persuasive structure.
* However, the sentences often run on, lack clarity, and rely heavily on emotional punctuation (caps, dashes, brackets).

That’s typical of mid-to-late high school writing — not primary school, but also not polished university-level prose.

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### 2. Vocabulary – Moderate but Repetitive

There are some higher-level words like:

* *internationally divisive*
* *incomprehensibly*
* *ratification*
* *deleterious*

However:

* Vocabulary is repetitive.
* Emotional adjectives (“ridiculous, dumb, obnoxious, incompetent”) dominate.
* The tone relies more on force than precision.

This suggests a developing writer rather than an academically mature one.

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### 3. Argument Quality – Emotion Over Analysis

A university-level political analysis would:

* Present structured reasoning
* Cite constitutional principles
* Use measured language
* Avoid personal attacks

This text instead:

* Uses sarcasm and capitalisation for emphasis
* Makes claims without structured legal reasoning
* Leans heavily on rhetorical intensity

That style is more aligned with persuasive writing from a secondary school student.

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### 4. Stylistic Markers

The heavy use of:

* ALL CAPS
* Exclamation-style rhetoric
* Parenthetical insults
* Dramatic phrasing

These are common in:

* Political rally speeches
* Social media posts
* Teen persuasive essays

Less common in formal academic writing.

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### Overall Assessment

If I had to place it in an Australian school context:

* **Strong Year 9–10 persuasive writing style**
* Possibly early Year 11 at most
* Not primary school
* Not university-level analytical writing

The complexity of ideas is adult, but the *execution* is mid-secondary persuasive style.

If you’d like, I can also analyse it using a formal readability metric (like Flesch–Kincaid equivalent).

cco1569474

Feb 23, 2026 7:38am

Trump: I can use Licenses to do absolutely “terrible” things to foreign countries, especially those countries that have been ripping us off

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