Donald Trump’s brain is on a completely different wavelength than most of us. I don’t mean that in a complimentary way, either. I think he thinks we understand what he’s saying, but he’s having conversations in his head that the rest of us just aren’t in on.
For example, at his recent rally at a Turning Point Action summit, he couldn’t even get out the word “landslide” when talking about defeating his opponent in the upcoming election.
I have a theory about this latest slip-up.
I think he knew what he was going to say, but he was so hyper-focused on intentionally mispronouncing “Kamala” that his brain stayed in mispronunciation mode, blurting out “land slade” instead.
Vice President Harris made it clear how her name was pronounced — COM-uh-luh — long ago, but Republicans think it’s some kind of jab at her to say her name like it’s some foreign word. They intentionally say it as, variously, “Kuh-MA-luh,” Kah-muh-LAH,” and “Kuh-MAH-luh” (like in hat or the middle A in banana).
“Land slade,” however, is not a thing, no matter where you put the accent.
I mean, it was obvious what he meant, but the fact that he couldn’t actually say it, despite it being on big letters on a teleprompter, really brings his mental ability into focus. And this is at a time when he’s facing someone nearly 20 years younger than him.
He no longer has Joe to point at for gaffes.
The internet had a field day. One user said “That’s just how people who are very healthy mentally say it.” Another opined “He’s just too old.” A third commenter called it a “Senior moment.”
It wasn’t the only slip-up he had at the event — by a long shot.
For example, I know he can’t have meant what it completely sounded like he was saying when he told the crowd at the Believers Summit, “Christians, get out and vote. Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, it’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians, I’m [a, as in hat] Christian.” That short “A” sound made it seem like he said he was “not” Christian.
But that mispronunciation notwithstanding, was he seriously telling evangelicals that he was going to “fix” the pesky matter of democracy itself?
That prompted plenty of backlash on its own, with internet users pointing out that the only reason you wouldn’t need to vote is if Trump did away with elections while he was president. “Yikes! He’s not even trying to hide it anymore,” said one commenter.
Watch him butcher this simple word, and then see how you feel about him becoming president again:
Trump says we must beat Kamala Harris in a “land slade” pic.twitter.com/v5ySrqs16m [1]
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 27, 2024 [2]