It’s the kind of phrase that would have been laughed off the stage in any other era: “a very stable genius.”
But in the upside-down world of modern politics, it became a badge of honor for a man whose every public meltdown, conspiracy rant, and social media tantrum screamed the opposite. The words were supposed to shut critics up. Instead, they became a monument to self-delusion.
A stable genius doesn’t need to say it.
A real genius doesn’t repeat it.
And stability doesn’t look like a years-long parade of chaos, indictments, firings, and grievance politics.
The absurdity is how many people nodded along. They treated it like a credential instead of a punchline. The phrase didn’t reassure anyone—it just reminded the world how low the bar had dropped. Once, stability meant competence and calm in a crisis. Now it means not tweeting something unhinged before breakfast.
Genius has taken a hit, too. It used to describe the minds that built bridges, cracked codes, cured disease. Now it’s handed out to anyone with a microphone and a grievance. Apparently, all it takes to be a genius is to shout the word often enough.
The real danger wasn’t the man who said it—it was the echo chamber that applauded. The millions who let it slide. Who normalized it. Because once absurdity is accepted, it becomes policy. Once delusion is embraced, it becomes danger.
The phrase “stable genius” will be remembered—but not with reverence. It will be studied as a warning. A moment when a country stared straight at dysfunction and called it brilliance.
And history, if nothing else, has a sharp sense of irony.
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