April 19, 2016
Donald Trump made an unfortunate slip-of-the-tongue while campaigning in Buffalo, New York, at his final campaign rally before Tuesday's big-prize primary.
Trump was about to deliver prepared remarks lauding New York values when he mistakenly mentioned the name of a popular convenience store chain in place of 9/11.
WATCH: @realDonaldTrump invokes "7/11" as date for World Trade Center attacks: https://t.co/gXiS8BsFRJ
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 19, 2016
He told the crowd: "It's very close to my heart because I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7-Eleven, down at the World Trade Center right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I've ever seen in action."
Trump has repeatedly invoked the Sept. 11 attacks as he's campaigned across his home state.
Twitter – particularly Trump's detractors on the social media network – did not miss the opportunity to pile on the candidate for his mistake.
I am a dyslexic Mexican and English is my second language, however even I do not confuse 7/11 with 9/11. #DonaldTrump
— Salma Hayek (@salmahayek) April 19, 2016
To be fair, @7eleven is kind of a tragedy once you know that @Wawa exists. https://t.co/Y2VahEWRCY
— Daniel Denvir (@DanielDenvir) April 19, 2016
Trump solemnly recalls 7-11 attacks https://t.co/WcyFkNKQkZ #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/Ci1qevdqTY
— Boing Boing (@BoingBoing) April 19, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump spokeswoman on 7-Eleven remark: It was a "slip of the tongue" pic.twitter.com/WgTEFTagPd
— POLITICO (@politico) April 19, 2016
@7eleven #NeverForget @slurpee pic.twitter.com/xGOtQSwja3
— Devin Tienken (@cart_dev) April 19, 2016
