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Trump Just Repeatedly Called Fire-Ravaged California Town ‘Pleasure’ Instead Of Paradise
Donald Trump traveled to California on Saturday to inspect for himself the devastating effects of the fires that have ripped through several parts of the state.
At last count, more than 70 people have been killed and 1000 are missing in the Camp Fire that blazed through Paradise, north of San Francisco — while far to the south, parts of Malibu have also been devastated.
Trump visited Paradise to check out the damage for himself.
Unfortunately, he referred to the town as “Pleasure” — twice — before locals had to correct him.
“What we saw at Pleasure, what a name right,” Trump told reporters while standing in front of some charred trees in California next to California governor Jerry Brown.
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Unfortunately, again, that is not the name at all.
Brown, who had been staring at the ground, instantly looked up — a confused look on his face — as the president got the name of the area badly incorrect.
“What we just saw, we just left Pleasure,” Trump said again, before several others standing alongside him corrected him, loudly saying ‘Paradise’.
Trump continued, unembarrassed and undeterred.
“Well Paradise, what we saw at Paradise is just not acceptable,” he said.
.@realDonaldTrump and @JerryBrownGov take questions in CA. President briefly referred to town of Paradise as “Pleasure” but caught himself and asked for clarification. Appeared to be on good terms with Democrats Brown and Newsome. pic.twitter.com/XgSZ3DcTjc
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) November 18, 2018
Trump has been criticized for his rhetoric around the fires, including an angry tweet during the early days of the destruction that lay blame for the fire at the feet of local authorities.
There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2018
It wasn’t until five tweets later, more than 12 hours after that initial angry screed, that he posted a more supportive message to his Twitter.
More than 4,000 are fighting the Camp and Woolsey Fires in California that have burned over 170,000 acres. Our hearts are with those fighting the fires, the 52,000 who have evacuated, and the families of the 11 who have died. The destruction is catastrophic. God Bless them all.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2018
Twitter was not impressed:
From the BBC online. Trump called Paradise: ‘Pleasure’. FFS how insulting to not even remember the town’s name. pic.twitter.com/JbIkk0FfHV
— Lesley Mills (@lesleygreen5) November 18, 2018
President trump called Paradise ‘pleasure’, he is so freaking stupid smh. Can he stay out of California please? What an embarrassment
— Mitchell Kim Tatley (@mitchell_k_t) November 18, 2018
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