Published 19:02 IST, August 7th 2020
Trump mispronounces Thailand as 'Thigh-land', netizens now want him to pronounce Phuket
Donald Trump instead of saying Thailand said 'Thigh-land' but immediately corrected himself upon realising the blunder he had made.
US President Donald Trump has once again triggered memes as he mispronounced Thailand during an election campaign event at Whirlpool factory in Ohio. Donald Trump instead of saying Thailand said 'Thigh-land' but immediately corrected himself upon realising the blunder he had made. A slip-of-tongue it was, but for people on the internet, it was a moment of laughter as they made jokes on Trump's mispronunciation.
"Once more, your foreign competitors moved their factories to prevent a level playing field and to avoid liability, shifting production to Thigh-land and to Vietnam — Thailand and Vietnam, two places that I like their leaders very much. They’re very nice to us. Do they take advantage of the United States? Not so much anymore," Trump said during his speech at the Whirlpool factory on August 6, the video of which is going viral on social media with people sharing it with jokes and memes.
'Freudian slip'
Netizens are flooding the post that shared the video on Twitter with hilarious comments as one user dubbed Trump's gaffe as 'Freudian slip'. Another user jokingly wrote, "Was waiting for him to say how much he loved Iowa!" Donald Trump was speaking at the Whirlpool factory in Ohio as part of his re-election campaign for the upcoming presidential polls that are scheduled to take place in November this year. Trump started his speech by thanking Ohio for being good to him in the last election adding that he has been very good to the state as well since resuming office.
Updated 19:02 IST, August 7th 2020