President Trump on Wednesday was asked if he should be more civil.
President Trump has defended himself amid ongoing feuds by blaming the media and bringing up his Ivy League education and intelligence, reports The Hill.
During a White House press gaggle Wednesday, the president was asked if he should be more civil, and he said, “Well I think the press makes me more uncivil than I am.”
“You know people don’t understand. I went to an Ivy League college, I was a nice student, I did very well, I’m a very intelligent person….I think the press creates a different image of Donald Trump than the real person," Trump added.
Despite Trump’s attack on the media, his critics blame the president for setting a certain tone for political discourse. For instance, he continued to target professional football by tweeting Monday, “Two dozen NFL players continue to kneel during the National Anthem, showing total disrespect to our Flag & Country. No leadership in NFL!”
And he blasted outspoken Republican critic Senator Bob Corker by writing the following day that Corker “helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn't get elected dog catcher in Tennessee.”
Trump also went after GOP Senator Jeff Flake by pointing out that he has an “18% approval rating in Arizona.”
The president has, in the past, been accused of citing his educational pedigree as a defense for seemingly poor conduct such as when he appeared to have mocked a disabled reporter.
“Who would mock a disability? I would never. I’m a smart person. I went to the Wharton School of Finance," he reportedly told CNN's Jake Tapper.
