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President Trump this week revealed yet another subject matter in which he claims to have expertise: drones and drone technology.
"I know more about drones than anybody. I know about every form of safety that you can have."
The big picture:*President Trump says he's an expert on a lot of things, including ISIS, taxes, technology, nuclear arms and even Sen. Cory Booker.
Campaign finance:*"I think nobody knows more about campaign finance than I do, because I'm the biggest contributor." (1999.)
TV ratings:*"I know more about people who get ratings than anyone." (October 2012.)
ISIS:*"I know more about ISIS than the generals do." (November 2015.)
Social media:*"I understand social media. I understand the power of Twitter. I understand the power of Facebook maybe better than almost anybody, based on my results, right?" (November 2015.)
Courts: "I know more about courts than any human being on Earth." (November 2015.)
Lawsuits:*"[W]ho knows more about lawsuits than I do? I'm the king." (January 2016.)
Politicians: "I understand politicians better than anybody.
"The visa system:*"[N]obody knows the system better than me. I know the H1B. I know the H2B. ... Nobody else on this dais knows how to change it like I do, believe me." (March 2016.)
Trade:*"Nobody knows more about trade than me." (March 2016.)
The U.S. government system: "[N]obody knows the system better than I do." (April 2016.)
Renewable energy:*"I know more about renewables than any human being on Earth."*(April 2016.)
Taxes:*"I think nobody knows more about taxes than I do, maybe in the history of the world." (May 2016.)
Debt:*"I’m the king of debt. I’m great with debt. Nobody knows debt better than me." (June 2016.)
Money:*"I understand money better than anybody." (June 2016.)
Infrastructure:*"[L]ook, as a builder, nobody in the history of this country has ever known so much about infrastructure as Donald Trump." (July 2016.)
Sen. Cory Booker: "I know more about Cory than he knows about himself." (July 2016.)
Borders:*Trump said in 2016*that Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he was endorsing him for president because "you know more about this stuff than anybody.
"Democrats:*"I think I know more about the other side than almost anybody." (November 2016.)
Construction:*"[N]obody knows more about construction than I do." (May 2018.)
The economy:*"I think I know about it better than [the Federal Reserve]." (October 2018.)
Technology:*"Technology — nobody knows more about technology than me." (December 2018.)
Drones:*"I know more about drones than anybody. I know about every form of safety that you can have." (January 2019.)
Drone technology:*"Having a drone fly overhead — and I think nobody knows much more about technology, this type of technology certainly, than I do."*(January 2019.)
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