Less than a week after the former U.S. president confused Hungary and Turkey — calling Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the leader of Turkey — Trump got Hungary’s borders all wrong.
“Did anybody ever hear of Viktor Orbán? He’s the head of Hungary. Hungary fronts on both Ukraine and Russia,” Trump said on Sunday during a rally in Sioux City, Iowa.
While this time Trump did match the leader to the correct country, Hungary does not border Russia. The countries are about 1,000 kilometers apart at their closest point.
There’s no excuse for a president.
But as an American, I admit that I do have difficulty labeling Austria, Hungary, Czechia, and Slovakia when I look at a blank map of Europe.
I assume it would be similar if I asked a European to point out Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
Also American checking it. I preface all my geographical knowledge with the fact that I’m American, along with an apology in advance if the person I’m talking to is from the area.
Or I just keep my mouth shut.
“Apology in advance”
“Or I just keep my mouth shut”
Are you really an American?
This user lives in Canada, you wouldn’t know them.
I’m American
keep my mouth shut
Hmmm
I’m British, we’re like the America of Europe in this sense. I could take a good guess at those 4 countries because I know their general area but I’m not exact.
The 4 states in the other hand, I haven’t got the slightest clue at all. Is Missouri the panhandle one?
Nah. Oklahoma is the panhandle one.
Well actually I would not expect a president to find all countries on a map but if said country will be coming up in debate or is actively in some conflict, I might research it a bit. I certainly wouldn’t talk out of my ass on things that could easily be checked.
Austria is south of Germany (think of the Alps), Czechia and Slovakia are next to each other (remember Czechoslovakia) and Czechia was the first country Nazi-Germany annexed parts of in their eastwards expansion so if you know that Poland is huge that only leaves 1 spot where Czechia can be
Thanks! This is a good mental model.
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It doesn’t matter that he doesn’t know where it is, because neither do his followers
He greeted Sioux City by saying Sioux Falls. He was corrected . If you listen to his speeches you can tell where he goes off script and talks about whatever bullshit happened to him recently. He went after low flow toilets having to be flushed several times in 2016. Everyone assumed he clogged the toilet earlier in the day. The crowds die down until he comes back with his biggest hits: xenophobia, homophobia, and those baby killing, blood sucking liberals.
I’m sure the low flow toilets thing was written for him. Cheap low flow toilets have problems flushing. Mid-range and high end ones - i.e. any his ass has actually touched - flush just fine.
That’s why you never go for the cheap option when toilet shopping. It’s not worth it.
“There’s a country called hungry?”
Poor trump is always pointing to his tummy when asked to point out hungry.
Restrict his access to hamberders for a while, that may help.
Well, he is on Putin’s side, so Ukraine IS Russia, or so people are telling him.
I wasn’t sure where Hungary was other than “Eastern Europe” so I looked and it was right there between Austria and Romania.
But, in my defense, I have never been nor will I ever be the president of an entire country.
Everyone knows Trump is a fucking idiot, his followers included. He’s just like them
This is completely unsurprising. Now ask him to find Utah.
To be fair, nobody cares about Mormons tho
*1.000km± and I guess a point more in the south is closer, but fuck this.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Hungary fronts on both Ukraine and Russia,” Trump said on Sunday during a rally in Sioux City, Iowa.
While this time Trump did match the leader to the correct country, Hungary does not border Russia.
This was not the first time Trump has implied Hungary borders Russia, as he made the same mistake at a rally last week in New Hampshire.
The Trump-Orbán love story is not a new one, but the relationship has been blossoming of late amid Orbán’s isolation on the European stage.
On Sunday, Trump called Orbán a “very powerful player” and a “very tough guy,” praising the Hungarian leader for not allowing migrants into his country.
In turn, Orbán has endorsed Trump’s campaign, even sporting the Republican candidate’s trademark merch online.
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His brain is one big fart
That is definitely like Hitler who (still) couldn’t find Berlin on a map.
Donald Trump couldn’t find a map on a map.
Whooptido. They’ve taken most of the bread and we’re still infatuated with the circus. To be the “smartest” species on the planet, we sure are dumb. Myself included.
