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As former US president Donald Trump’s dignity continues to go up in flames - what with the Republican being slapped with a $9,000 fine for violating a gagging order in his ongoing hush money trial - he could probably do with a helping hand from New York’s fire department.

Well, that’s if he can use the right initialism for the organisation.

The presidential candidate is currently facing a criminal trial in the state around allegations from adult film star Stormy Daniels that she was paid hush money to keep quiet about a sexual relationship with Trump (he denies the affair and has pleaded not guilty), and after Thursday’s session wrapped up, Trump left the Manhattan courtroom to drop off pizzas for firefighters.

In posts shared to his own Truth Social platform, Trump wrote “thank you NYFD” and said it was “a true honor to visit the NYFD this evening in Manhattan”.

Except, while it is known as the New York Fire Department, it isn’t shortened to the NYFD (in the same way its police department is the NYPD), but rather, the FDNY.

And while a number of outlets report Trump deleted the posts and reshared them with the correct abbreviation, Twitter never forgets, and users screenshotted and ridiculed the erroneous ‘Truths’:

FDNY, FNYD, NYFD, FYND, whatever... he only went there because his pants are on fire
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How is it possible that this idiot doesn\u2019t know that the fire department for the city he\u2019s lived his life entire life is FDNY and not NYFD?? \nPeople that\u2019s never stepped foot in NY know this\u2026 \nPeople that\u2019s never stepped foot in the US know this. \ud83d\ude24
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Donald Trump actually think the NYC Fire Department is the NYFD instead of the FDNY, because he is a) ignorant, and b) thinks people who sacrifice for others (as firefighters do) are suckers, so he doesn't care to know about them or even their name
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The real NYC \u2018Man of the People\u2019 doesn\u2019t know it\u2019s FDNY despite spending his entire life in the city.
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@RonFilipkowski OMG... he's FROM this city, how could he posibly not know that?! \ud83e\udd23
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It\u2019s impossible to understate how telling this is.\nEveryone in NYC knows it\u2019s the FDNY.\nHe doesn\u2019t give a fuck about them and he never has. Not on 9/11 and not now. This makes me sick.
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It’s not the only bit of news surrounding Trump’s ongoing trial which has made headlines in recent weeks, as The Apprentice star is also reported to have ‘fallen asleep’ in the courtroom, and to in another session, journalists said he let out a short laugh during a testimony.

And he’s also come into difficulty trying to pronounce the word “infrastructure”, too.

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