US Edition‘Who the Hell Wrote that?’ Trump, 79, in Senior Moment About Common American Catchphrase
Trump said he had never heard the term as he promoted a tax bill that lets tipped workers deduct up to $25,000 in tips.
- President Donald Trump paused his remarks on Thursday in Las Vegas, Nevada, after confessing he had never heard the term "corner store" before while reading his prepared speech.
- Trump was touting tax deductions in last year's GOP-led One Big Beautiful Bill legislation when he stumbled over the scripted term and questioned who wrote it, calling the inclusion "tacky."
- Commentator Ron Filipowski and social media users labeled the president an "out of touch elitist idiot," arguing the gaffe illustrates his disconnect from the everyday financial challenges facing average Americans.
- Elsewhere at the event, the president called inflation from the war in Iran "fake inflation" while gasoline prices surged beyond $4 a gallon across the U.S., straining household budgets.
- This admission follows Trump's earlier remarks calling groceries an "old-fashioned" thing, with observers suggesting these comments demonstrate how far removed he is from everyday financial realities facing citizens.
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Katy Tur Says Trump's ‘Corner Store’ Snafu Could Go Deeper Than We Think: ‘A Loss of Memory, Perhaps?’
Katy Tur wondered if Donald Trump’s confusion about “corner stores” might be a new sign of his mental decline. In a Friday MS NOW segment, Tur walked through Trump’s slip-up Thursday about corner stores and confusion about what they are during his No Tax on Tips event in Las Vegas. “What is a corner store?” Trump wondered aloud. “I’ve never heard that term.” Tar wondered on Friday whether this was just the president being out of touch with the w…
'What is a corner store?': Trump's Las Vegas speech went off the rails fast, and the list of things he said kept getting stranger from there
President Donald Trump made a series of strange remarks during a roundtable event in Las Vegas. The 79-year-old president was in town to promote a policy on tax on tips, but he struggled to stay on topic throughout his speech, leaving many people questioning his awareness of everyday life. One of the most confusing moments came when Trump was reading from a prepared document about tax cuts for small businesses. He stopped mid-speech and asked, “…
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