--- title: Trump Gets Mocked for Saying I Think I Am a Great Moral Leader description: President Donald Trump said "I think I am a great moral leader, and people quickly had some fun with that statement. canonical: https://time.com/5448224/trump-moral-leader-jokes/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-07T20:27:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:05:36.576Z og:title: Trump Said I Think I Am a Great Moral Leader Eliciting Jokes og:description: People had jokes og:url: https://time.com/5448224/trump-moral-leader-jokes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf532567ef935504f/69893e82b21a9c6eac4ff687/trump-press-conference-midterm-elections-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3253 og:image:height: 1830 og:image:alt: trump-press-conference-midterm-elections-2018 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Said I Think I Am a Great Moral Leader Eliciting Jokes twitter:description: People had jokes twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf532567ef935504f/69893e82b21a9c6eac4ff687/trump-press-conference-midterm-elections-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Said 'I Think I Am a Great Moral Leader' and the Internet Took It From There > Sponsored content. 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President Trump Claims a Win Even as Democrats Take the House [Watch (HLS stream): 'Close to a Complete Victory.' President Trump Claims a Win Even as Democrats Take the House](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FGQJRU5s.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2018-11-07. 'Close to a Complete Victory.' President Trump Claims a Win Even as Democrats Take the House_ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Nov 7, 2018 8:27 PM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Nov 7, 2018 8:27 PM UTC Joke tweets are rolling in after Trump spoke of his leadership skills and patriotism. “I think I am a great moral leader and I love our country,” he said during a White House news conference on Wednesday after the [2018 midterm elections](http://time.com/5447972/donald-trump-midterm-elections-results-reaction/). He was responding to a reporter who questioned him about the rise in [instances of anti-Semitic hate crimes](http://time.com/5438424/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-anti-semitism/) under his presidency. But Trump’s statement [elicited jabs](http://time.com/5126189/donald-trump-state-union-clapping/) from some who felt differently, tweeting as much in the form of untrue declarations of their own. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Patton Oswalt were among the fast and furious responders. “I think I can breathe underwater with my gills,” the _Veep_ actor shared. “I think I have six pack abs,” the comedian said. See below for a sampling of the responses from celebrities and average citizens alike. > [](https://twitter.com/OfficialJLD/status/1060249084823367680) > [](https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/1060248364262993920) > [](https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1060230920043720705) > [](https://twitter.com/ysankar1/status/1060248703385055233) > [](https://twitter.com/beschlossdc/status/1060230850451828743) > [](https://twitter.com/LLeighMartin/status/1060259347358343169) > [](https://twitter.com/jennarae120/status/1060254629349462024) > [](https://twitter.com/kathelizmac/status/1060254027949264896) > [](https://twitter.com/ChorizoDFW/status/1060273775625863175) ## Transcript Was a big day yesterday, an incredible day. And last night, the Republican Party defied history to expand our Senate majority, while significantly beating expectations in the House for the midterm and midterm year. On the other hand, you had some that Decided to let's stay away, let's stay away. They did very poorly and I'm not sure that I should be happy or sad but I feel just fine about it. Carlos Quebela, Mike Coffman, too bad Mike. Mia Love. I saw Mia Love, she called me all the time to help her with a hostage situation. Being held hostage in Venezuela, but Mia Love gave me no love. And she lost. Too bad, sorry about that Mya. And Barbara Comstock was another one, I mean I think she could have won that race but she didn't wanna have any embrace, for that I don't blame here. But she lost, substantially lost Peter Roskam didn't want the embrace. Eric Paulson didn't want the embrace. And in New Jersey I think he could have done well, but it didn't work out too good. Bob Hugin, I feel badly cuz I think that's something that could have been won. That's a race that could have been won. John Faso, those are some of the people that, you know, decided for their own reason not to embrace, whether it's me or what we stand for, but, what we stand for meant a lot to most people. 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