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<p>In case you missed it, on Wednesday Trump sat down with survivors and family members affected by the shooting in Parkland, Florida to listen to their demands for stricter gun control. </p><p>Twitter users soon had a field day when an AP photo revealed that <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/news/trump-held-lines-gun-violence-twitter/" target="_self">Trump held lines during</a> his meeting with the students.</p><p><strong>The note card included terrifyingly obvious prompts such as the statement &quot;I hear you,&quot; which caused people to roast Trump&#39;s need to be guided through basic empathy.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Donald Trump holds notes during a White House listening session with students and parents affected by school shootings. (AP Photo by Carolyn Kaster) <a href="https://t.co/Z0lZbSVaoF">pic.twitter.com/Z0lZbSVaoF</a></p>&mdash; AP Politics (@AP_Politics) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/966444573374472197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">5. &quot;I hear you&quot;</p>&mdash; Lawrence Connolly (@LawrenceConnol2) <a href="https://twitter.com/LawrenceConnol2/status/966445414902915073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You&#39;d like to think that was a gimme that no one needed to write down, especially for a &quot;listening session.&quot; Sheesh.</p>&mdash; practically perfect in every way 🇺🇸 (@mimilahr) <a href="https://twitter.com/mimilahr/status/966446643167055872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>To make matters possibly worse, an expert pointed out evidence that suggests it may have been Ivanka who wrote the notes.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It looks like Ivanka wrote her dad&#39;s notes on how to handle himself during the &quot;student listening session&quot; . The photo on the left is from <a href="https://twitter.com/CKaster?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CKaster</a> took. <a href="https://t.co/ifiFHT1L5i">pic.twitter.com/ifiFHT1L5i</a></p>&mdash; Ray [REDACTED] (@RayRedacted) <a href="https://twitter.com/RayRedacted/status/966452767832276993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>The researcher and technologist Ray cleverly cited the similarities between the handwriting on Trump&#39;s notes, and the handwriting on a note expressing gratitude for a gift given to Ivanka&#39;s son, Joseph.</strong></p><p>Ray also noted it&#39;s possible that Hope Hicks wrote both the thank you notes and Trump&#39;s Wednesday prompts.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I should acknowledge it is possible Hope Hicks wrote both the first ‘thank you’ note AND the notes from today. Thus, the fact that the first two samples match doesn’t necessarily mean they are Ivanka. Here’s Ivanka’s autograph for comparison; it looks a lot like sample #3? <a href="https://t.co/bnuuzGekPf">pic.twitter.com/bnuuzGekPf</a></p>&mdash; Ray [REDACTED] (@RayRedacted) <a href="https://twitter.com/RayRedacted/status/966476599200763904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;I should acknowledge it is possible Hope Hicks wrote both the first &lsquo;thank you&rsquo; note AND the notes from today. Thus, the fact that the first two samples match doesn&rsquo;t necessarily mean they are Ivanka. Here&rsquo;s Ivanka&rsquo;s autograph for comparison; it looks a lot like sample #3?&quot; Ray wrote, while sharing a photo of Ivanka&#39;s autograph for comparison.</p><p><strong>To further his case, Ray also shared examples of Trump&#39;s handwriting to dispel the myth that he wrote his own notes.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For comparison purposes, President Trump is known for almost always writing everything in all capital letters. <a href="https://t.co/LqGgLcDvRv">pic.twitter.com/LqGgLcDvRv</a></p>&mdash; Ray [REDACTED] (@RayRedacted) <a href="https://twitter.com/RayRedacted/status/966477695688339457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>Again, here are the notes in question.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Also: here is an AP photo of the full notes: <a href="https://t.co/pDEyrSV6dm">pic.twitter.com/pDEyrSV6dm</a></p>&mdash; Ray [REDACTED] (@RayRedacted) <a href="https://twitter.com/RayRedacted/status/966484560585379840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>Regardless of who wrote them, people on Twitter expressed some salty opinions about the penmanship itself.</strong></p><oembed>https://twitter.com/je_peche/status/966485533047296000</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bless the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/APphotographers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#APphotographers</a> for every smart angle they shoot from and every detail they capture. I hope they all know how much I love them and that I see them working it.</p>&mdash; Nina Johnson (@ninaleejohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/ninaleejohnson/status/966493782660194306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Her handwriting is juvenile AF</p>&mdash; 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Jennifer Devi Longo (@JenLiaLongo) <a href="https://twitter.com/JenLiaLongo/status/966487967538692096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Whether or not we&#39;ve cracked the case of Trump&#39;s ghostwriter, it&#39;s clear he needs one to act like a regular human being with empathy.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Experts think Ivanka wrote Trump's notes on how to talk to Florida shooting survivors.

In case you missed it, on Wednesday Trump sat down with survivors and family members affected by the shooting in Parkland, Florida to listen to their demands for stricter gun control. Twitter users soon had a field day when an AP photo revealed that Trump held lines during his meeting with the students.The note card included terrifyingly obvious prompts such as the statement &quot;I hear you,&quot; which caused people to roast Trump&#39;s need to be guided through basic empathy.President Donald Trump holds notes during a White House listening session with students and parents affected by school shootings. (AP Photo by Carolyn Kaster) pic.twitter.com/Z0lZbSVaoF&mdash; AP Politics (@AP_Politics) February 21, 2018 5. &quot;I hear you&quot;&mdash; Lawrence Connolly (@LawrenceConnol2) February 21, 2018 You&#39;d like to think that was a gimme that no one needed to write down, especially for a &quot;listening session.&quot; Sheesh.&mdash; practically perfect in every way 🇺🇸 (@mimilahr) February 21, 2018 To make matters possibly worse, an expert pointed out evidence that suggests it may have been Ivanka who wrote the notes.It looks like Ivanka wrote her dad&#39;s notes on how to handle himself during the &quot;student listening session&quot; . The photo on the left is from @CKaster took. pic.twitter.com/ifiFHT1L5i&mdash; Ray [REDACTED] (@RayRedacted) February 21, 2018 The researcher and technologist Ray cleverly cited the similarities between the handwriting on Trump&#39;s notes, and the handwriting on a note expressing gratitude for a gift given to Ivanka&#39;s son, Joseph.Ray also noted it&#39;s possible that Hope Hicks wrote both the thank you notes and Trump&#39;s Wednesday prompts.I should acknowledge it is possible Hope Hicks wrote both the first ‘thank you’ note AND the notes from today. Thus, the fact that the first two samples match doesn’t necessarily mean they are Ivanka. Here’s Ivanka’s autograph for comparison; it looks a lot like sample #3? pic.twitter.com/bnuuzGekPf&mdash; Ray [REDACTED] (@RayRedacted) February 22, 2018 &quot;I should acknowledge it is possible Hope Hicks wrote both the first &lsquo;thank you&rsquo; note AND the notes from today. Thus, the fact that the first two samples match doesn&rsquo;t necessarily mean they are Ivanka. Here&rsquo;s Ivanka&rsquo;s autograph for comparison; it looks a lot like sample #3?&quot; Ray wrote, while sharing a photo of Ivanka&#39;s autograph for comparison.To further his case, Ray also shared examples of Trump&#39;s handwriting to dispel the myth that he wrote his own notes.For comparison purposes, President Trump is known for almost always writing everything in all capital letters. pic.twitter.com/LqGgLcDvRv&mdash; Ray [REDACTED] (@RayRedacted) February 22, 2018 Again, here are the notes in question.Also: here is an AP photo of the full notes: pic.twitter.com/pDEyrSV6dm&mdash; Ray [REDACTED] (@RayRedacted) February 22, 2018 Regardless of who wrote them, people on Twitter expressed some salty opinions about the penmanship itself.https://twitter.com/je_peche/status/966485533047296000Bless the #APphotographers for every smart angle they shoot from and every detail they capture. I hope they all know how much I love them and that I see them working it.&mdash; Nina Johnson (@ninaleejohnson) February 22, 2018 Her handwriting is juvenile AF&mdash; 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Jennifer Devi Longo (@JenLiaLongo) February 22, 2018 Whether or not we&#39;ve cracked the case of Trump&#39;s ghostwriter, it&#39;s clear he needs one to act like a regular human being with empathy.