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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,578 posts)
Wed May 1, 2024, 08:41 PM May 1

Trump Is Apparently Having Trouble Pronouncing 4-Syllable Words

Verbal blunders are nothing new for Donald Trump, as anyone who remembers 2017?s kurfluffle over “covfefe” can attest.

But the former president reached new heights of incomprehensibility on Wednesday when he attempted to pronounce “infrastructure” during a campaign rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Trump was criticizing President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, which he signed into law in 2021, when Trump tried to say that four-syllable word.

?[It didn’t] work out too well ― $1.2 trillion for their fake infra-struck-er-sher par-,” Trump said.




https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-apparently-having-trouble-pronouncing-230259903.html
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Trump Is Apparently Having Trouble Pronouncing 4-Syllable Words (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 1 OP
Where is your infrastructure bill? Deuxcents May 1 #1
Don't you remember kacekwl May 2 #20
Consistent with psychologists' analyses. elleng May 1 #2
Mental deterioration on parade. calimary May 1 #3
Perhaps, but I don't think he ever achieved more than a 6th grade education... Wounded Bear May 1 #4
Neuropsychologists reviewed his videos from years ago. Irish_Dem May 1 #7
It is common knowledge gab13by13 May 1 #8
He has been cheating his entire life. Irish_Dem May 1 #9
Deans List?? He graduated #1 in his class!!!! AZ8theist May 1 #10
The guy next to DJT appears far more fit than the future reality show star misanthrope May 1 #16
The Dean's list thing is easily explained whopis01 May 2 #22
From 6th grade level (2015-2019) to 2nd Grade level (2020-2024) Traurigkeit May 1 #13
Incontinent incompetent incoherent perpetual confabulist RockRaven May 1 #5
Donald got recognition for his military school accomplishments. keithbvadu2 May 1 #6
Who did he pay to clean up after his slob ass for that one? Wounded Bear May 2 #23
It's the teleprompter and the fact that he's a terrible reader FakeNoose May 1 #11
Yes. Yes. Yes. speak easy May 1 #15
Here's some practice words Takket May 1 #12
reciprocity odiometus May 1 #19
Not surprising but then Trump has many other problems as well such as being faithful to any of his wives. cstanleytech May 1 #14
But he recognizes when he screws up... kentuck May 1 #17
Whatever happened to "infrastructure week" that he promised but never delivered? No wonder he stumbles over the word Rhiannon12866 May 1 #18
He'll get on that right after he finishes his replacement health care plan...nt Wounded Bear May 2 #24
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Wounded Bear

(58,818 posts)
4. Perhaps, but I don't think he ever achieved more than a 6th grade education...
Wed May 1, 2024, 09:02 PM
May 1

He started cheating at a very early age, and I'd bet that the private schools he attended willingly passed him along every year, if only to get rid of his obnoxious ass and not have to suffer him again. trump has never achieved anything on his own personal effort and real work.

Irish_Dem

(48,503 posts)
7. Neuropsychologists reviewed his videos from years ago.
Wed May 1, 2024, 09:40 PM
May 1

And they say he functioned cognitively and verbally at a clearly higher level than he does today.

So there has been a decline.

But yes, I think he educational career was compromised by his laziness
and intellectual limitations. He sailed through with cheating.

gab13by13

(21,542 posts)
8. It is common knowledge
Wed May 1, 2024, 09:48 PM
May 1

that Trump paid Joe Shapiro to take the SAT test for him. That score enabled TSF to get accepted to Penn's Wharton business college.
Trump was never listed on the dean's list as he claims.

AZ8theist

(5,551 posts)
10. Deans List?? He graduated #1 in his class!!!!
Wed May 1, 2024, 10:21 PM
May 1

He scored higher than any other college student in history!
Many, many professors could not believe how high he scored.
The entire faculty was in tears when he graduated!!!
Never had any student EVER received so many awards!!
Whartons HIGHEST STUDENT AWARD:



Bowling participant......LOL

whopis01

(3,536 posts)
22. The Dean's list thing is easily explained
Thu May 2, 2024, 06:45 AM
May 2

It wasn’t the “Dean’s list” it was the “D’s list” and it referred to his grades every semester.

It was just his mumbling and inability to pronounce words that made it sound like he was saying “Dean’s list”

FakeNoose

(32,964 posts)
11. It's the teleprompter and the fact that he's a terrible reader
Wed May 1, 2024, 10:25 PM
May 1

I'm pretty sure Chump is dyslexic, but I don't know if he's ever been diagnosed as such. The speechwriters usually steer away from those longer words because they know he trips over them.

kentuck

(111,111 posts)
17. But he recognizes when he screws up...
Wed May 1, 2024, 11:03 PM
May 1

...and immediately tries to correct it with another unrelated comment to try and cover for his error?

Rhiannon12866

(207,267 posts)
18. Whatever happened to "infrastructure week" that he promised but never delivered? No wonder he stumbles over the word
Wed May 1, 2024, 11:08 PM
May 1

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