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Just when you thought the whole Donald Trump presidency couldn't get more farcical, it does.
Now, it appears that Trump didn't know that The Apprentice was about apprenticeships until July 19, 2018 - despite presenting the competitive business television show for 14 series.
Speaking to a crowd at a White House event called 'Pledge to America's Workers', Trump read out a line in the prepared text that included the word 'apprenticeships'.
Then, he went off on a tangent about his old television show:
That’s an interesting word for me to be saying, right?
The Apprentice. I never actually put that together until just now.
The 'stable genius' then turned to his daughter, Ivanka, and said:
Isn’t that strange, Ivanka, I never associated, but here we are.
Right...
14 years ago, @realDonaldTrump began presenting 'The Apprentice'. Yesterday, he finally realised the connection wi… https://t.co/RRg2XNXvcj— Channel 4 News (@Channel 4 News) 1532098483
Some on Twitter pointed out that this isn't Trump's first 'stupid' thing he's said.
@evrbeautiful @mypoophonked @realDonaldTrump The Apprentice/Apprenticeship thing is absolutely inexplicable. But I… https://t.co/zirmmMY6gz— Claudia Chesler (@Claudia Chesler) 1532112241
Others got stuck in with some serious memes.
@Channel4News @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/R53QdWrkpD— Tom 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌻 (@Tom 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌻) 1532109061
Others got involved with the would / wouldn't comparisons.
Others found it scary that this man is leader of the Free World
@Channel4News @realDonaldTrump That is a frankly scary admission and lack of worldliness for a guy charged with mak… https://t.co/WtbW0NdDaS— Mike Ramsay (@Mike Ramsay) 1532098895
Some were pretty taken aback.
@Channel4News @realDonaldTrump Wait. So Trump did not understand that an apprentice is someone who participates in… https://t.co/iGSZHx4Zaq— Bilbo Gubbins (@Bilbo Gubbins) 1532109556
And some had a 'head in hands' moment.
@Channel4News @realDonaldTrump Wow. 😮🤦♀️ https://t.co/1pIa1jzj3K— Maureen (@Maureen) 1532176415
Whatever your take, this probably isn't the first or last time we'll see Trump making some pretty groundbreaking observations.
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