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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 11:31 AM Jul 2019

Trump's Colonial 'Airports' Now Part Of White House Transcript

President Donald Trump’s gaffe in his Independence Day speech that referred to “airports” during the Revolutionary War took one more step into the history books with its inclusion in the official White House transcript of his remarks.

The comments were included in the official White House transcript of the speech issued Friday. The White House has been known to edit Trump’s remarks in the transcripts — but not this time.

Here’s how the White House recorded Trump’s comments:

In June of 1775, the Continental Congress created a unified army out of the revolutionary forces encamped around Boston and New York, and named after the great George Washington, Commander-in-Chief.

The Continental Army suffered the bitter winter of Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware, and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown.

Our Army manned the air (inaudible), it rammed the ramparts. It took over the airports. It did everything it had to do. And at Fort McHenry, under the rockets’ red glare, it had nothing but victory. And when dawn came, their Star Spangled Banner waved defiant.

Trump also erred in this remarks when he said the American army was “named after” George Washington (it wasn’t) — and that the Yanks defeated Gen. Charles Cornwallis of Yorktown. Cornwallis was from London; he was defeated at Yorktown, Virginia, in the 1781 battle that essentially ended the Revolutionary War.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/revolutionary-war-airports-trump-white-house-transcripts_n_5d213c35e4b04c4814153beb
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Trump's Colonial 'Airports' Now Part Of White House Transcript (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 OP
Gotta LOVE History! CDerekGo Jul 2019 #1
Rammed the ram parts jberryhill Jul 2019 #2
He also sounded like an uneducated, ignorant moron trying to sound pangaia Jul 2019 #3
Ahem...sounded? malaise Jul 2019 #5
And Fort McHenry was the War of 1812. And Yorktown was the final battle of the war, but... TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #4
Didn't he pronounce Scarsdale Jul 2019 #12
Probably. Just add it to the mess. TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #14
... trusty elf Jul 2019 #6
He's such Faux pas Jul 2019 #7
I want to see what was on the teleprompter. N/t Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #8
I bet he'll claim it was caused by rain drops on the teleprompter... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #15
And it also shows leftieNanner Jul 2019 #23
Yes, I also think it was because he had trouble reading the teleprompter. thesquanderer Jul 2019 #27
What an amazing ignoramus! MoonRiver Jul 2019 #9
And after he said that crap, he stood there with his chin stuck up Ilsa Jul 2019 #10
Like Il Duce? TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #13
Trump is Il Douche progressoid Jul 2019 #22
Someone get dump SCVDem Jul 2019 #25
Somebody call Winston Smith jayschool2013 Jul 2019 #11
so, are they going to include a model of the epic airport battle in the tRump library? nt yaesu Jul 2019 #16
#RevolutionaryWarAirportStories keithbvadu2 Jul 2019 #17
little bratty bone spurs runs away again Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2019 #20
Please do not call him ignorant or a moron Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #18
Because he fears prison leftieNanner Jul 2019 #24
Trump created #FAKEHISTORY bucolic_frolic Jul 2019 #19
Ft McHenry? paleotn Jul 2019 #21
sounded like something you'd get in 9th grade history taught by the football rurallib Jul 2019 #26
If We Ever Needed More Evidence He Makes it Up as He Goes Along... dlk Jul 2019 #28

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
3. He also sounded like an uneducated, ignorant moron trying to sound
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 11:36 AM
Jul 2019

like a sincere "patriot."

But, he just couldn't bring it off...
Of course his equally uneducated, ignorant moronic followers had no clue....

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
4. And Fort McHenry was the War of 1812. And Yorktown was the final battle of the war, but...
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 11:44 AM
Jul 2019

it had nothing to do with crossing the Delaware into New Jersey and waking up Hessian Col. Rahl.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
15. I bet he'll claim it was caused by rain drops on the teleprompter...
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:05 PM
Jul 2019

so that "It took over the forts" became "It took over the airports". It just shows he does not think about what comes out of his mouth.

Like most GOPers, Drumph will say or do anything to avoid admitting a mistake.....

thesquanderer

(11,992 posts)
27. Yes, I also think it was because he had trouble reading the teleprompter.
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 02:18 PM
Jul 2019

The excuse that the teleprompter "went out" makes no sense. Even if he had to adlib, it would be bizarre to come up with an adlib like that out of the blue. It's much more likely that he did see something on the teleprompter and misread it.

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)
10. And after he said that crap, he stood there with his chin stuck up
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 12:57 PM
Jul 2019

in the air, with an upside--down smile while everyone behind him is thinking, "WTF?"

keithbvadu2

(36,917 posts)
17. #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:08 PM
Jul 2019

#RevolutionaryWarAirportStories

Dearest Martha,
As we await boarding at Dulles I have found one of my soldiers who likes to be called "THE DONALD" has contracted the bone spur and has decided to fly standby. I am most certain we will not see him in battle.


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Everyman Jackal

(271 posts)
18. Please do not call him ignorant or a moron
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:12 PM
Jul 2019

for what he said in the speech. I am sure it was caused by Sundowner Syndrome. Being ignorant or a moron will not get him out of the WH. Having Sundowner Syndrome might. It should at least keep him from running in 2020.

paleotn

(17,963 posts)
21. Ft McHenry?
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:26 PM
Jul 2019

Forget it. He's rolling.

Wrong war for one thing, dumbass. And the Brits burned Washington 2 week prior to the "rockets red glare."

rurallib

(62,448 posts)
26. sounded like something you'd get in 9th grade history taught by the football
Sun Jul 7, 2019, 02:18 PM
Jul 2019

coach who had to be on the faculty someplace.

Only one question - will it be on the test?

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