Wednesday April 20, 2016
![Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator - Wednesday April 20, 2016 Trump commends first responders to '7-Eleven' attacks Donald Trump made an awkward slip of the tongue at a rally in Buffalo, N.Y.,Êon Monday evening, referringÊto the Sept. 11, 2001, attacksÊas "7-Eleven."Ê "I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen down on 7-Eleven, down at the World Trade Center [in New York City], right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I have ever seen in action," said the businessman, a candidate for the Republican nomination for president. The 2001 attacks on Manhattan and the Pentagon are commonly referred to asÊ9/11.ÊThe convenience store chain 7-Eleven isÊknown for its Slurpee frozen drinks.Ê Trump was apparently oblivious to the fact he'dÊconflated the two. Ê He was speaking to thousands of supporters at a rally held ahead of the New York primaries on Tuesday. The video was shared widely onÊsocial media, including as a Vine with nearly fourÊmillion loops. (Source: CBC News)Êhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/trump-seven-eleven-video-1.3542293 9-11, September 11, gaffe, Donald Trump, speech, 7-11, 7-Eleven, terrorism](https://i0.wp.com/mackaycartoons.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-20.jpg?resize=700%2C574&ssl=1)
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Wednesday April 20, 2016
Trump commends first responders to ‘7-Eleven’ attacks
Donald Trump made an awkward slip of the tongue at a rally in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday evening, referring to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as “7-Eleven.”
“I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen down on 7-Eleven, down at the World Trade Center [in New York City], right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I have ever seen in action,” said the businessman, a candidate for the Republican nomination for president.
The 2001 attacks on Manhattan and the Pentagon are commonly referred to as 9/11. The convenience store chain 7-Eleven is known for its Slurpee frozen drinks.
Trump was apparently oblivious to the fact he’d conflated the two.
He was speaking to thousands of supporters at a rally held ahead of the New York primaries on Tuesday.
The video was shared widely on social media, including as a Vine with nearly four million loops. (Source: CBC News)
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