Posted on 04/19/2016 10:08:46 AM PDT by Red Steel
Donald Trump was giving it his all during a final rally in New York Monday, but in the midst of his speech he made a flub.
In a video obtained by CNN, the GOP candidate accidentally refers to 9/11 as the convenience store 7-Eleven, probably best known for its Slurpees.
"I wrote this out, and it's very close to my heart because I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7/11, down at the World Trade Center
right after it came down," he said. "And I saw the greatest people I've ever seen in action."
The Republican frontrunner either didn't realize his snafu or decided to keep powering through, but he kept on going with his speech without hesitating for a second. Actress Salma Hayek, however, decided to let him know Tuesday that she didn't miss his faux pas.
"I am a dyslexic Mexican and English is my second language, however even I do not confuse 7/11 with 9/11. #DonaldTrump," she tweeted.
His blunder came one day before the New York primary, but Trump is still projected to do well because it's his home state.
Last summer the Mexican actress opened up to E! News' Marc Malkin about the presidential hopeful, telling him that she wouldn't "say his name" because she didn't want to give him "extra publicity."
She also addressed his now-famous comments about Mexican immigrants. "I'm aware that he would say anything to attract attention and create the publicity around him," the Fools Rush In star said. "If something generates publicity, I would never be surprised about anything he does."
While Hayek was quick to criticize Trump, she did thank him for raising awareness around immigration. "At least he brought a light to a real problem," she said.
Watch the video above to hear Trump mistake 9/11 for 7-Eleven.
Grandpa is old and confused, what’s your excuse? 7/11 was Mumbai.
Grandpa is old and confused, what’s your excuse? 7/11 was Mumbai.
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Well, since “Grandpa” is a couple of months younger than I am, I can understand. So it will turn out that Trump found out the Saudis funded the attack in Mumbai on 7/11
Either way, the Establishment is going DOWN! DOWN! DOWN!
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