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bmichaelh

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5. Vocabulary

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:31 AM

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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"

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Excursion? WTF [View all] 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 Yesterday #12

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

Another name change-Department of Defense is now the Department of Excursions LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #14