Moment 21 – Claiming Biden Spent $8 Million on Transgender Mice
In one of his first post-inauguration addresses in 2025, Trump took a swing at DEI initiatives, boasting about his own policies while slamming the previous administration. But the real facepalm came when he accused Biden of wasting $8 million to “make mice transgender.” The crowd chuckled, but fact-checkers quickly pointed out he likely meant “transgenic mice”—a scientific process where human cells are added to rodents for disease research. This slip-up highlighted Trump’s habit of twisting facts into bizarre soundbites, turning a legitimate critique into a meme-worthy gaffe that spread like wildfire on social media.
Critics pounced, calling it a classic example of Trump’s misinformation machine in action. While he aimed to rally his base against “woke” spending, the mix-up exposed a lack of understanding of basic science. Supporters defended it as a joke, but opponents saw it as emblematic of his loose relationship with truth. The incident even sparked debates in Congress about funding transparency, but Trump doubled down, insisting it was all part of the “radical left’s agenda.” In the end, it became another entry in the long list of Trump’s verbal blunders that entertain as much as they exasperate.
