Former US President Donald Trump is in the midst of preparations for his next presidential run, which is currently overshadowed by an indictment for illegally keeping secret government documents.
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The ex-President has continued to attract worldwide attention and is in the spotlight yet again for an embarrassing slip-up he made at an election campaign event last Saturday.
Trump's slip-up during a presidential campaign rally
As reported by the magazine t-online and the broadcaster ProSieben, Donald Trump wanted to entertain his supporters with an anecdote about Russian President Vladimir Putin during an appearance in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, July 15. He certainly entertained those present - but rather with a curious slip of the tongue.
In his storytelling, he seems to have confused the first name of the Russian president, Vladimir, and that of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. For example, when he wanted to recount a call he got from the Kremlin, he talked about a 'Vladimor', seemingly mixing both names.
Trump: And I spoke to vladimor. A couple days ago, he called— he was talking to the president of Ukraine, and he said Vladimir pic.twitter.com/4Jl8y3pL0g
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 15, 2023
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Trump is now being mocked online
Later, he recounts a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which the Kremlin chief mistakenly addressed the Ukrainian president as Vladimir - a mistake Trump himself claims to have brought to Putin's attention.
Whether this really happened is questionable. Meanwhile, people on the internet are making fun of Trump's slip of the tongue. One Twitter user, for example, asked whether Trump had been talking to Lord Voldemort - making a reference to the Harry Potter saga's notorious villain.
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This article has been translated from Gentside DE.
Sources used:
t-online: Wirrer Auftritt: Trump gerät bei Putin und Selenskyj durcheinander
ProSieben: Bei Wahlkampfauftritt: Trump sorgt mit Putin-Versprecher für Verwirrung
