Trump Tells Nevadans How To Pronounce ‘Nevada,’ Incorrectly (VIDEO)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Speaking at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada on Wednesday, Donald Trump broke a cardinal rule of politics: Pronounce your location correctly.

“Ne-VAAAH-dah,” one video captures Trump telling the rally crowd, incorrectly.

“No!” the crowd screams nearly in unison.

“And you know what I said?,” Trump continues. “I said when I came out here, I said: Nobody says it the other way, it has to be Ne-VAH-da. And if you don’t say it correctly—”

He pauses. Trump appears to think the crowd is mocking the subject of his anecdote, so he clarifies.

“And it didn’t happen to me! It happened to a friend of mine,” he says. “And he was killed.”

Watch below:

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), a vocal opponent of Trump’s who will be leaving the Senate in January, clarified the correct pronunciation for him:

Trump certainly isn’t alone in his error. Pronunciation guides for the state pop up every presidential election. Here’s one from 2008:

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  1. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Maybe Nevadans should yell back “Drumpf” in unison?

    That is the correct pronunciation, is it not?

  2. But can he pronounce Trump correctly?
    It’s pronounced ;

    ass·hole
    ˈasˌhōl/
    nounvulgar slang
    noun: arsehole; plural noun: arseholes; noun: asshole; plural noun: assholes

    the anus.
        an irritating or contemptible person.
  3. At least he didn’t pronounce it “Neh-VAY-duh,” as some small towns by that name pronounce it.

  4. The man is an IDJIT.

  5. How much stupid can they stuff into one person? smh

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