Published 18:22 IST, August 10th 2020

Thai newspaper changes name to mock Trump, says worst part was not mispronunciation

Thai newspaper has changed the name on Twitter from 'Thai Enquirer' to 'Thigh Enquirer' in order to mock US President Donald Trump following his gaffe.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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US President Donald Trump triggered a meme fest as he misprounced Thailand during an election campaign event at Whirlpool factory in Ohio on August 6. Donald Trump inste of saying Thailand said 'Thigh-land' but immediately corrected himself upon realising blunder he h me. A slip-of-tongue it was, but for people on internet, it was a moment of laughter as y me jokes on Trump's mispronunciation. A Thai newspaper also grabbed opportunity to troll Trump and changed its name on Twitter from Thai Enquirer to Thigh Enquirer. 

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local newspaper shared a video on micro-blogging platform which featured tweets by American-Indian author Dinesh D'Souza defending Trump's blunder saying that entire Indian sub-continent prounces Thailand as 'Thigh-land' and Trump's way of saying it is actually correct way. After Dinesh's tweets, newspaper shows a map of Thailand with a thigh emoji on top. newspaper also ded in caption that worst part of Trump's speech was t misprounces as video ends with Donald Trump praising current leers of Thailand and a text that says US president is supporting very leers who were part of military coup, appears. current Prime Minister of Thailand is a retired Royal Armed forces General who was part of military coup in 2014.  

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Netizens mock Trump

Donald Trump was speaking at Whirlpool factory in Ohio as part of his re-election campaign for upcoming presidential polls that are scheduled to take place in vember this year. Here's how netizens reacted on Twitter following an excerpt from Trump's speech went viral. Social media dubbed Trump's gaffe as 'Freudian slip', an unintentional mistake regarded as subconscious feelings. 

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18:22 IST, August 10th 2020