We all know that Donald Trump isn't exactly the stable genius that he makes out to be but his grasp of the human anatomy doesn't even appear to be at a GCSE standard.
On Wednesday the president signed an executive order on kidney health care across the United States. The incentive will aim to encourage more in-home dialysis and more kidney donations with the overall aim of preventing kidney disease in the first place.
That all sounds well and good but during his speech announcing the order, Trump attempted to display some of his understanding of the human body and it's inner workings but failed miserably.
You’ve worked so hard on the kidney. Very special.
The kidney has a very special place in the heart. It’s an incredible thing
Yes, that's something that the president actually said. You hardly need me to tell you but the kidney is not part of the heart at all. In fact, it's nowhere near it.
Last time we checked (and it's been a while since this writer was in a biology class) but the kidneys are situated in the lower back and there are two of them so we can only conclude that Trump doesn't know where some of the body's vital organs are.
As you can imagine, the president's latest mishap inspired a lot of tweets.
TRUMP: "You've worked so hard on the kidney. Very special -- the kidney has a very special place in the heart. It's… https://t.co/46ROXsVpYo— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1562781234
“The kidney has a very special place in the heart.“ — Donald J. Trump, sans TelePrompTer, July 10, 2019. Our presid… https://t.co/IcKINvt2Fx— Laurence Tribe (@Laurence Tribe) 1562805937
Ooooh, now I get it. Trump has a kidney where normal humans have a heart. Explains why he’s so full of piss and v… https://t.co/lLxxt9T0Lx— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@Ana Navarro-Cárdenas) 1562808963
Trump thinks the kidney is part of the heart, I kidney you not. https://t.co/SJogiCqMy6— God (@God) 1562796671
Trump just said “the kidney has a very special place in the heart” 🤷♂️🤦♂️— Angry Staffer (@Angry Staffer) 1562774855
New #science career goal: to go on national (or international) news and take down every single one of the things… https://t.co/Sd2M6jFcZh— Jess Phoenix is your Volcano Friend 🌋 (@Jess Phoenix is your Volcano Friend 🌋) 1562807138
A graduate of Trump University's anatomy and physiology program: "The kidney has a very special place in the heart." https://t.co/Y4Ud4fJHuU— 𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕫𝕠𝕙𝕒𝕣 (@𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕫𝕠𝕙𝕒𝕣) 1562798147
Hard to believe @KimDarroch could watch scenes like this and come away thinking the Trump administration isn't a we… https://t.co/9FCoQIquwT— Dmitry Grozoubinski (@Dmitry Grozoubinski) 1562830961
Stay awake in anatomy class, kids. https://t.co/pohE4V0MCa— Christopher Miller (@Christopher Miller) 1562825169
“The kidney has a very special place in the heart”. “...a tough hurricane, one of the wettest from the standpoint… https://t.co/7ZwsCHcfsc— Ellen Barkin (@Ellen Barkin) 1562806827
Weirdly Stephen King tweeted this just a few days ago and it feels strangely prophetic.
As for Trump, he’s basically a kidney stone on the body politic. He will pass.— Stephen King (@Stephen King) 1562258334
It should be noted that Trump most likely misspoke and was probably trying to say that 'the kidney has a very special place in my heart' which is still admittedly a very weird thing to say but would kinda make sense.
Anyhow, please stop confusing body organs, Mr President, we can't handle it.