September 14: On This Day In 2017
Look, we all make mistakes. Many of Trump’s had massive implications for American society. This one…well, we here at OTDI have trouble criticizing even Donald Trump for making a silly slip of the tongue, especially when he was well-intended. At least we assume this one was a slip of the tongue. Either way, he broke the Internet.
OTDI 2017, Trump and Pence traveled to Florida to meet with first responders and victims of a hurricane. At the press conference, Trump tells the group of local citizens “On behalf of myself (and) our Vice President, Melania really wanted to be with us…it’s really touched her heart what’s going on.”
There was only one small puzzling detail about this. Did he have a brain freeze, or just speak awkwardly? We assume it was just awkwardly phrased, but decide for yourself:
Glamour has their take on it.
Plenty of others decided it was a brain freeze, calling it “Cringe inducing," and "his latest gaffe." And, of course, there's BET, which noted: “The words that come out of Donald Trump’s mouth often… have us thinking, "Is he really still the president?"
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