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Trump Mispronounces “Yosemite” Twice at White House Event

HeadlineAug 05, 2020

At the White House on Tuesday, President Trump twice mispronounced the name of Yosemite — one of the most famous and most visited national parks in the United States. Trump’s gaffes came as he read a speech at a signing ceremony for the Great American Outdoors Act, a bipartisan conservation law allocating billions of dollars to national parks.

President Donald Trump: “When they gaze upon Yo-semite’s — Yo-semenite’s towering sequoias.”

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