'My kid has a better vocabulary': Photo of Donald Trump's speech mocked online
A glimpse of US President Donald Trump’s handwritten notes has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.
During the president’s speech at a ‘Made in America’ event, the media managed to capture what was scrawled on a copy of his speech as he tucked the sheets of paper into his suit.
In his notes the word “Alcaida” can be seen, which is presumably a reference to terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda.
The photos were posted on Twitter by journalist Garrett M. Graff and it didn’t take long for the tweet to go viral.
“Never forget when we were attacked by Alcaida,” author Lachlan Markay tweeted.
“In my opinion that’s an insult to third graders, my kiddo has a better vocabulary,” another person responded.
While some people debated over whether the word had been spelled phonetically for ease of speech, one person believed it was due to the president’s lack of interest in reading.
Is it too much to ask to have a President who knows how to spell, in any variation, al-Qaeda? There are numerous ways to spell it. “Alcaida” is one of the few that’s DEFINITELY wrong. https://t.co/aOjdgOsaNc
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) July 15, 2019
“You can tell Trump never reads any documents by the way he spells Al-Qaeda,” they wrote.
It is not the first time Mr Trump’s notes have been critiqued.
When speaking to survivors of a mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, his notes prompted him about questions he should ask, including: “What can we do to help you feel safe?”
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