President Donald Trump over the weekend claimed that most people don’t know how to spell a basic word as he explained his latest insult.

“I take the ‘b’ off because most people don’t know that dumb ends with a ‘b’ but most people don’t know,” the president insisted as he shared why he now refers to Democrats as “Dumocrats.”

“I switch the ‘e’ with a ‘u’ and you have a Dumocrat,” he told daughter-in-law Lara Trump during a Fox News interview, saying he was inspired by watching House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).

“He’s a dumb person, and I said, ‘He’s really dumb.’ I said, ‘Wait a minute, he’s a Democrat!’” he said. “So I think it works.”

Trump: "Most people don't know that dumb ends in a B" pic.twitter.com/JJZqZdfhBj

Trump said he wasn’t sure if the word would get as much traction as some of his other insults.

But he is trying his best to make it happen, as he uses it not just when speaking but on social media ― and used it several times on Truth Social after the interview aired, including in this message posted on Sunday evening:

His critics on social media, however, weren’t impressed by the presidential spelling lesson:

We live in dumb times https://t.co/Jtv0c60L7D

People who aren’t dumb know this. https://t.co/DSI3vAoWgY

It's him."Most people" is just him.Truly the dumBest president ever. https://t.co/wuJY1Ooaa7

The B in “dumb” has been silent for centuries but Trump just gave it a speaking role. https://t.co/TwQHaU2rrs

It’s honestly scary that he thinks this is surprising knowledge https://t.co/tHGXHKEAFE

I keep watching this. This is the very definition of how stupid this man actually is. A man fascinated that there is a b at the end of dumb, has the fate of this planet in his hands. https://t.co/sS94CpC9Ky

You know @realDonaldTrump just learned this. https://t.co/yVa87EQ9id

The President of the United States is overtly proud of a kindergarten insult and newfound knowledge about silent letters. Let that sink in. https://t.co/FuOPlVnstk

When he says "Most people," he means is just him. https://t.co/SMlxW02oZY

Never stops being funny when he learns a new fact and shares it with the class https://t.co/pDDoQOkDJ6

You really can tell when he recently learned something new https://t.co/KAFxZ5hRSP

The President of the United States just found out something 99% of the world found out by 2nd grade and is pretending as if it's some big break through. https://t.co/Us9M8gMNMH

How would you fuckers react if Joe bragged about knowing how to spell the word dumb? https://t.co/G5wcyEWsF9 pic.twitter.com/E9u5QoNVvV

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