Oops: Trump Mistakenly Refers To 9/11 As ‘7-11’ (VIDEO)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop at the First Niagara Center, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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During a campaign event in Buffalo, New York, on Monday, Donald Trump referred to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack in New York City as “7-11.”

“I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen, down on 7-11, down at the World Trade Center, right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I’ve ever seen in action,” he said.

Trump then referred to “New York values,” a phrase Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has used to accuse Trump of not being a true conservative.

“I saw the bravest people I’ve ever seen, including the construction workers, including every person down there,” Trump said. “That’s what New York values are about.”

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  1. because Apu works there and I like their hotdogs and all brown colored people look the same to me and 9-11 & 7-11 rhyme?

  2. Avatar for pine pine says:

    The MSM will make this a much a do about nothing event,wonder if it will get a serious mention on MSM ?

    Campaign falling apart in drips and drabs,IMO.

  3. guess that make’s trumpy’s head filled with Craps

  4. Are you serious? They love stuff like this. Even FOX has it as a “huge” story.
    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/19/trump-refers-to-terror-attacks-on-711-at-pre-ny-primary-rally.html?intcmp=hpbt3
    Every mainstream media outlet is covering this. So you actually have the wrong perspective on it. The reality is that this is stupid BS that should not be a huge story in the MSM.

    This is silly nonsense. Everyone misspeaks. Obama once accidentally said he had been in all 57 states. Obviously he knows there are 50 states, and in that instance he meant to say “all 50”, realized he had not been in 3, and instead of 47 said 57. So what? Same here. Trump is a flaming butthole, but I prefer to attack him on policy, not because of misspeaking. Every person who can speak has misspoken.

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