WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 06: U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a roundtable discussion with small business owners and members of his administration in the Roosevelt Room at the White House December 06, 2019 in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump mispronounced Thailand as “Thighland” on Thursday during a speech in Clyde, Ohio, only a few days after he incorrectly pronounced “Yosemite” during a speech at the White House.
The speech was touting his “America First” policies, which he says has brought back the manufacturing industries in the United States – including to Clyde – from foreign competitors like Thailand.
“Four or five years ago this place was a disaster,” Trump said. “Once more, your foreign competitors moved their factories to prevent a level playing field, and to avoid liability.”
His mispronunciation happened when he was pointing out the two examples of foreign competitors.
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