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Pototan

(3,084 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:56 AM Tuesday

Excursion? WTF

Trump referred to the war in Iran as an "excursion". The definition of an "excursion" is a leisurely trip, such as a holiday.

I'm sure the moron meant "incursion", which still would not be accurate, but a little less of an insult on those doing the fighting.

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Excursion? WTF (Original Post) Pototan Tuesday OP

Sounds like they put the military word "tour" into a thesaurus applegrove Tuesday #1

he's a draft dodging rapist coward Skittles Tuesday #2

No, no, no, no you child raping draft dodging bag of fuck Aviation Pro Tuesday #3

I think the moron meant "incursion." But yes, either way, he's using the wrong word. SunSeeker Tuesday #4

Vocabulary bmichaelh Tuesday #5

Why doesn't he go on a 3 hour tour? C_U_L8R Tuesday #6

Surprised that TSF didn't label it a "Road Trip". no_hypocrisy Tuesday #7

Trump aides aware of president's repeated gaffe - but are 'afraid to correct him': report LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #8

No, I think they settled on "excursion" on purpose. It is unserious, on purpose. Maru Kitteh Saturday #9

and he told NBC today he might hit Kharg Island again "just for fun" wishstar Saturday #10

Trump's not a war president... lame54 14 hrs ago #12

Trump aides aware of president's repeated gaffe - but are 'afraid to correct him': report LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #13

applegrove

(131,843 posts)

1. Sounds like they put the military word "tour" into a thesaurus

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 01:00 AM

Tuesday

and got back the picnic/holiday="tour" responce.

Skittles

(171,324 posts)

2. he's a draft dodging rapist coward

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:35 AM

Tuesday

he doesn't know jack shit about WAR, he may as well be playing with plastic GI Joes

Aviation Pro

(15,517 posts)

3. No, no, no, no you child raping draft dodging bag of fuck

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:04 AM

Tuesday

It’s a reconnaissance in force, you silly, fucking pedophile.

SunSeeker

(58,221 posts)

4. I think the moron meant "incursion." But yes, either way, he's using the wrong word.

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:10 AM

Tuesday

bmichaelh

(1,158 posts)

5. Vocabulary

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:31 AM

Tuesday

I believe it has been analyzed but Trump's vocabulary is not higher than an 8-year old.

Also, he frequents in malapropisms.

In his first term, he kept saying that he was going to get to the "oranges" of the Russian investigation.

He meant "origin"

C_U_L8R

(49,307 posts)

6. Why doesn't he go on a 3 hour tour?

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:52 AM

Tuesday

no_hypocrisy

(54,819 posts)

7. Surprised that TSF didn't label it a "Road Trip".

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 08:15 AM

Tuesday

LetMyPeopleVote

(178,969 posts)

8. Trump aides aware of president's repeated gaffe - but are 'afraid to correct him': report

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 08:24 PM

Saturday

trump is too senile/stupid to know the difference between “excursion” and “incursion." trump's aides know the difference but they do NOT dare correct trump. Every time that trump uses the term "excursion" instead of incursion, I laugh. Again, trump is too senile to sue the right term and his aides are too scared to correct trump.

Trump aides aware of presidentâ€™s repeated gaffe â€“ but are â€˜afraid to correct himâ€™: report
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-03-14T16:00:13Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676102711

President Donald Trump has been ridiculed in recent days for repeatedly referring to his administration’s military siege on Iran as an “excursion,” a potential mix-up with the word “incursion,” but according to a new report from Zeteo, his aides are well aware of the blunder but refuse to correct him out of fear.

“I’m not telling him,” a Trump administration official told Zeteo on Friday, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

The word “excursion,” as explained by MS NOW’s Jonathan Lemire on Friday, generally refers to “a short, organized pleasure trip, à la snorkeling,” whereas an “incursion” is a “sudden, often hostile entrance or invasion into a territory or place,” a far more appropriate term to describe the Trump administration’s operation in Iran.

And yet, despite the obvious blunder, Trump officials told Zeteo that correcting the president would be “a fool’s errand,” and that “doing so would likely get them yelled at,” the outlet reported.

“We say ‘incursion,’ the boss says ‘excursion.’ It’s not a big deal,” a second Trump official told Zeteo, also speaking on the condition of anonymity.

Maru Kitteh

(31,658 posts)

9. No, I think they settled on "excursion" on purpose. It is unserious, on purpose.

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 08:29 PM

Saturday

This is who they are. I think Trump likes the way it sounds. In Kentucky he even did the little wavy thing with his hands (like a nasty old man talking about a woman’s body) as he said the word, over and over again.

It’s deliberate.

wishstar

(5,824 posts)

10. and he told NBC today he might hit Kharg Island again "just for fun"

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 08:43 PM

Saturday

even though the sadistic psycho also said "we already decimated it"

LetMyPeopleVote

(178,969 posts)

11. Sign up for your excursion now

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:23 PM

14 hrs ago

lame54

(39,632 posts)

12. Trump's not a war president...

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:26 PM

14 hrs ago

He's a travel agent

LetMyPeopleVote

(178,969 posts)

13. Trump aides aware of president's repeated gaffe - but are 'afraid to correct him': report

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:39 PM

14 hrs ago

Trump aides aware of presidentâ€™s repeated gaffe â€“ but are â€˜afraid to correct himâ€™: report
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-03-14T16:00:13Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676102711

President Donald Trump has been ridiculed in recent days for repeatedly referring to his administration’s military siege on Iran as an “excursion,” a potential mix-up with the word “incursion,” but according to a new report from Zeteo, his aides are well aware of the blunder but refuse to correct him out of fear.

“I’m not telling him,” a Trump administration official told Zeteo on Friday, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

The word “excursion,” as explained by MS NOW’s Jonathan Lemire on Friday, generally refers to “a short, organized pleasure trip, à la snorkeling,” whereas an “incursion” is a “sudden, often hostile entrance or invasion into a territory or place,” a far more appropriate term to describe the Trump administration’s operation in Iran.

And yet, despite the obvious blunder, Trump officials told Zeteo that correcting the president would be “a fool’s errand,” and that “doing so would likely get them yelled at,” the outlet reported.

“We say ‘incursion,’ the boss says ‘excursion.’ It’s not a big deal,” a second Trump official told Zeteo, also speaking on the condition of anonymity.

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