WATCH: Hot Mic Catches Trump Being Told He’s in a Different City Than the One He Thought He Was Addressing
Hello Cleveland!
Sioux Falls is a lovely place, and former President Donald Trump made sure to open a Sunday rally by shouting out South Dakota’s largest city. Unfortunately for Trump and the many rally-goers in attendance, the former president was in Sioux City, Iowa, at the time. Womp.
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Trump made a separate geographical gaffe in the speech, misidentifying the location of Eastern European country Hungary. Still, the more localized gaffe came when Trump shouted out Sioux Falls, which appeared to elicit a laugh from an audience of supporters, perhaps hoping it was a joke.
“Thank you very much. Very big hello to a place where we’ve done very well, Sioux Falls. Thank you very much,” Trump opened his speech to audible titters.
At one point, Iowa State Senator Brad Zaun can be heard via a hot mic telling Trump, “It’s Sioux City, not Sioux Falls,” to which Trump returned to address the Sioux Citizens in attendance. “So Sioux City, let me ask you, how many people come from Sioux City?”
All of this was captured and, of course, aired on Morning Joe, who understandably had a field day with it, even though it’s an entirely understandable mistake, which probably happens a lot.
Watch above via MSNBC.
