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The president was brutally mocked for calling the Strait of Hormuz - one of the key features of his war against Iran - the wrong name.
Trump delivered remarks at a school in metro Atlanta on Wednesday and announced a new nationwide investment initiative for children. While enthusiastically discussing the new program, Trump couldn’t help speaking about the ongoing war against Iran, which has stretched into its sixth month with no end in sight.
At one point, as he spoke to a cheering audience, Trump said, “We don’t need the Hormuz Street, but we do it because we have to do it. Because we can not let Iran have a nuclear weapon.”
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Immediately, the clip circulated on social media, with people picking out the moment where the U.S. leader appeared to say the name incorrectly.
Left-wing commentator Vince Wilson wrote on X, “Hormuz Street? Which city is that located in?”
A number of others chimed in, questioning how the president could have made such an error on the main stage.
“Hormuz street?” one person responded to the video. “Dude is full blown dementia! Maga will say ‘TDS TDS!’”
Amid allegations of Trump being “senile” and “losing it,” some of his staunch defenders insisted that “street” was simply a mispronunciation of “strait.”
Other moments from his speech at Wheeler High School in Cobb County also circulated online. At one point, a man sitting almost directly behind Trump, in the camera shot, mimicked his body language in a hilarious impression.
Despite his glaring mistake, Trump remains hyper-focused on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, which has been a constant sticking point in the peace negotiations.
Speaking to reporters before boarding a plane to attend the dignified transfer for four U.S. service members who were killed in the Middle East, Trump downplayed Americans' opposition to war.
When a reporter said "Americans are firmly against this war," and then proceeded to ask a question, Trump interjected, saying, "Well, Americans aren't against the war. A poll just came out. Americans don't want high gasoline prices, but they're not against the war. That just came out loud and clear in a poll.”
On Wednesday, Trump added fuel to the already escalating fire between the two countries. He warned Iran that the U.S. would destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
