Trump Busted Over Declaration of Independence Gaffe
Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS President Donald Trump, 80, drew the ire of critics on all sides when he made an embarrassing mistake in his Fourth of July speech Saturday night. In a passage meant to condemn socialism, Trump invoked a section of the Declaration of Independence that does not exist. “And a...
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What happenedTrump Busted Over Declaration of Independence Gaffe.
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Trump Busted Over Declaration of Independence Gaffe
Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS President Donald Trump, 80, drew the ire of critics on all sides when he made an embarrassing mistake in his Fourth of July speech Saturday night. In a passage mean...