President Trump teased Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for bungling what was meant to be a cowboy-themed diss of the president’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last week.
“Chuck Schumer said ‘the Summit was what the Texans call all cattle and no hat.’ Thank you Chuck, but are you sure you got that right?” Trump tweeted Sunday morning before touting a list of accomplishments his administration has achieved in dealing with the rogue nation and reaching for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. “No more nuclear testing or rockets flying all over the place, blew up launch sites. Hostages already back, hero remains coming home & much more!”
During a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, one day after Trump’s historic summit with Kim in North Korea, Schumer, D-N.Y., argued that Kim walked away with more achievements. “This summit was much more show than substance. What the Texans call ‘all cattle, no hat,'” he said.
However the correct phrase, meaning someone talks big but can’t back it up with substance, is “All hat and no cattle” as Trump and others have pointed out.
Actually, the phrase is the opposite: “all hat and no cattle.” #texan https://t.co/hbnql35ocp
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) June 17, 2018
The Senator from New York did botch the famous Texas phrase…someone who talks a big game but doesn’t end up delivering is said to be “all hat, no cattle.” https://t.co/P1D1nMdgSK
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) June 17, 2018
The phrase is, “all hat and no cattle.”
Since having cattle is what makes you a cowboy, while anyone can buy the hat.
Finally, growing up in Texas is paying off for me on Twitter.
UNT would be proud. https://t.co/1oh8Y65BRX— Christopher Heath (@CHeathWFTV) June 17, 2018
He also said the signed agreement was “all cattle and no hat.” No cowboy, that guy. https://t.co/C4R7gQArSA
— Brit Hume (@brithume) June 13, 2018
