Donald Trump could also be president, however that doesn’t imply you need him because the navigator on a street journey.
That’s as a result of the president made a declare in regards to the Center East on Sunday not supported by any map ― and one that might get him a failing grade on a geography take a look at.
Whereas speaking with journalists on Air Power One, Trump praised Qatar for its function within the ceasefire and credited the “tremendous” assist of the nation’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, in mediating the peace deal.
Trump might have left it there, however he went on to make an embarrassing gaffe.
“They were very brave and their leader, the emir, was very brave,” Trump mentioned. “His country is right in the middle of everything. More so than any other country. His country, you walk across a line, and you’re there.”
“Other countries are there, but they’re an hour or an hour and a half away, a big difference. They’re literally, you walk over from Iran to Qatar. You can walk it in one second. You go ‘boom boom,’ and now you’re in Qatar, that’s tough territory.”
The factor is, if one merely appears at a map of the Center East, Qatar and Iran don’t share a land border. They’re separated by the Persian Gulf, so they do share a maritime boundary, however there’s no manner one could possibly be standing in Qatar after which, “boom boom,” be in Iran — until they will stroll on water with the velocity of The Flash.
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It didn’t take lengthy for folks on X to clock Trump’s flub on Sunday.
“One of those odd moments where Trump offers highly specific & totally inaccurate info about something no one asked him about,” tweeted John Hudson of The Washington Submit, together with a map.
CBS politics reporter Kathryn Watson additionally identified the error by additionally offering a map. This prompted different critics on X to share their two cents.
Earlier this month, Trump claimed that he brokered a peace deal between Azerbaijan and Albania, when it was actually with Azerbaijan and Armenia, Politico reported.
In August, the president claimed he was touring to Russia to satisfy with Vladimir Putin when he was truly going to Alaska.
Throughout a 2018 rally, Trump appeared to not know the distinction between the UK, Nice Britain and England.
