In his latest gaffe, US President Donald Trump seemingly forgot the first lady was standing right next to him as he said "she really wanted to be with us" in a speech about Hurricane Irma rescue work.
While speaking to on-ground rescue teams, he said, "I just want to thank everybody, the first responders, on behalf of myself, our vice-President. Melania really wanted to be with us, it's really touched her heart."
Except that she was there, next to him. Err.
The first lady, though, kept a straight face and nodded when the president mentioned her.
The video is from a September 14 briefing by the POTUS in Fort Myers on the rescue efforts in hurricane-hit Florida.
Jump to 1:00 to watch the apparent goof-up:
If you're confused by the clip, you're not alone. Social media too wondered what was going on with Donald Trump
Though many came to his defense that the US president was probably just speaking on her behalf.
While speaking to on-ground rescue teams, he said, "I just want to thank everybody, the first responders, on behalf of myself, our vice-President. Melania really wanted to be with us, it's really touched her heart."
Except that she was there, next to him. Err.
The video is from a September 14 briefing by the POTUS in Fort Myers on the rescue efforts in hurricane-hit Florida.
Advertisement
.
Advertisement
Though many came to his defense that the US president was probably just speaking on her behalf.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Donald Trump's Former Physician Shares New Details On Gunshot Wound "Had Distinct Misfortune Of Watching Trump's Speech": Biden Donald Trump To Hold First Campaign Rally After Assassination Attempt Israeli Jets Strike Yemen Rebels After Deadly Attack On Tel Aviv Woman On Scooter With 2 Kids Punched, Left Bleeding In Pune Road Rage Case The 'Fake' CrowdStrike Worker Who Took Credit For Biggest-Ever IT Outage CrowdStrike Update Causing Global IT Outage Likely Skipped Checks: Experts Kamala Harris Hits Fundraising Trail Amid Calls For Biden To Quit Race At Least 39 Palestinians Killed As Israel Steps Up Gaza Bombardment Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.