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Joshua Zitser
Oct 26, 2020
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At a campaign rally in New Hampshire, president Trump made an embarrassing mistake for the umpteenth time this week.
Speaking to a crowd, Trump bragged about the military’s “hydrosonic missiles”.
For at least the fifth time this weekend, Trump just bragged about the military's "Hydrosonic" missiles. "Hydrosoni… https://t.co/a8PQJC81qt— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1603649876
He said: "The hydrosonic missile, it goes seven times faster than a normal very fast missile."
Unfortunately for Trump, there's no such thing as a hydrosonic missile.
The 'Hydrosonic' is actually a brand of toothbrush. A hypersonic missile is, in fact, what he means.
Whereas a hypersonic missile can be used to attack an enemy at high speed, a toothbrush is used for brushing teeth,
The president has, repeatedly, confused the two vastly different objects.
Trump again repeatedly brags about the military's "hydrosonic" missiles. He means "hypersonic." "Hydrosonic" is a b… https://t.co/wppQB4Ee89— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1603140195
In fact, he's confused them more than four times in just the last weekend.
"We have a missile. It's hydrosonic." -- Hydrosonic is a toothbrush brand. It's unbelievable that somebody around T… https://t.co/mK8GYcWCoe— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1603503111
Nobody seems to have corrected the president.
"With the best equipment in the world. Hydrosonic rockets." -- "Hydrosonic" is a brand of toothbrush https://t.co/4fpefSex1u— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1603489380
In the past, when not messing up the name of the missiles, Trump has also referred to the missiles as "super-dupers".
"I call 'em super-dupers" -- here's a supercut of Trump bragging about the military's "Hydrosonic" missiles. ("Hy… https://t.co/430gWuM6dG— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1603556622
This string of mistakes comes at a time when the Trump campaign is eagerly trying to paint 'Sleepy Joe' as the confused candidate.
But Joe Biden is yet to confuse a missile with a toothbrush.
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