Article continues below advertisementPresident Donald Trump sparked significant controversy by repeatedly stating that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is unqualified to be president because of his lifelong struggle with dyslexia, which Trump erroneously characterized as a "learning disability" and a "cognitive deficiency."During an Oval Office ceremony on Monday, March 16, Trump told reporters, "I think a president should not have learning disabilities... Gavin Newscum admitted that he has learning disabilities, dyslexia, everything about him is dumb.