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Trump's 'Corner Store' Gaffe: A Growing Concern

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Trumps Corner Store Gaffe: A Comedy of Errors

In a surprising turn of events, Donald Trump stumped himself during a speech in Las Vegas, asking, What the heck is a corner store? This raised eyebrows, given his Queens, New York upbringing where corner stores are ubiquitous. The gaffe, along with other recent slip-ups, has sparked concerns about his cognitive abilities. Trumps supporters laugh it off as a quip, but critics from New York label him out of touch, demented, and delusional. Meanwhile, doctors point to classic dementia signs, and calls for invoking the twenty-fifth amendment grow louder.

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Trump's 'Corner Store' Gaffe: A Growing Concern

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Trump's 'Corner Store' Gaffe: A Growing Concern. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 17th. You're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered pop culture updates. I'm Cory with the story. Donald Trump stumped everybody in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 16th, when he promoted his No Tax on Tips plan. Reading from a script, he listed small businesses like restaurants, dry cleaners, and corner stores. Then he paused and asked, what the heck is a corner store? I've never heard that term. This hit hard because Trump grew up in Queens, New York, where corner stores are everywhere. He even joked about who wrote that line, but it left folks scratching their heads. Earlier this year, on March 26th, he bragged about asing a tough cognitive test three times. Social media blew up with reactions. Supporters saw it as a quip and laughed it off. Critics from New York called him out of touch, labeling him demented and delusional, saying how does a Queens kid not know that. Trump doubled down on his sharpness, boasting the test gets brutal with math and equations

by the end, but it was easy for him. Meanwhile, other slip-ups keep piling up, like trouble finishing sentences or confusing thoughts. Concerns are growing with calls to invoke the 25th Amendment if he can't handle duties, as doctors point to classic dementia signs. It's got everyone watching his every word closer than ever.

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