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Trump False Claim Uncle Taught Unabomber at Quantum Signing
6/23/2026
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- President Donald Trump interrupted a quantum-technology signing to brag that his uncle John Trump taught Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
- President Donald Trump met Nobel-winning physicist John Martinis in the Oval Office to sign executive orders prioritizing quantum technology.
- President Donald Trump’s claim contradicted Ted Kaczynski’s Harvard and Michigan education, which did not involve John Trump.
- John Martinis smiled in confusion while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gestured, prompting laughter in the room.
