Trump’s Critics Poke Fun At Him For Pronouncing Yosemite Wrongly, Twice
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President Donald Trump seemed to struggle with pronouncing the name of one of America’s most famous national parks following the signing of the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act.
During a speech at the White House, Trump could be heard referring to Yosemite as “yo-Semite”—in contrast to the correct “Yo-sem-it-ee” pronunciation—twice.
“When young Americans experience the breath-taking beauty of the Grand Canyon, when their eyes widen in amazement as Old Faithful bursts in the sky, when they gaze upon yo-Semite, yo-Semite, towering sequoias, their love of country grows stronger, and they know that every American has truly a duty to preserve this wonderous inheritance,” Trump said.
Trump’s critics flocked to Twitter to ridicule his mispronunciation. The Democratic National Committee shared a clip on Twitter with the comment, “[The feeling when] you’re the president and don’t know how to pronounce ‘Yosemite.’”
The Lincoln Project, which previously mocked Trump with a ‘Nationalist Geographic’ video, poked fun at the president once again for being able to “pronounce hydroxychloroquine, but not Yosemite.”
At WH event just now, Trump pronounced "Yosemite" as "Yo-Semite"
— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) August 4, 2020
tfw you’re the president and don’t know how to pronounce “Yosemite” pic.twitter.com/r1oyzrXb6D
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) August 4, 2020
The president can pronounce hydroxychloroquine, but not Yosemite.
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 4, 2020
And here's Obama at Yosemite in June 2016
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) August 4, 2020
Happy Birthday, Mr. President https://t.co/vqGfDFQQ7e pic.twitter.com/1ePmdIvfmf
[via The Hill, opening image via Facebook]
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