Trump On Airport Gaffe: "The Teleprompter Went Kaput"

Donald Trump during his July 4th speech

Earlier today, I reported on Donald Trump's embarrassing gaffe during his July 4th speech where he referenced the Continental Army taking over "the airports" during the Revolutionary War.

Here's the quote from his speech:

"The Continental Army suffered a bitter winner at Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown. Our Army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do."

President Trump: "The Continental Army suffered a bitter winner at Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown. Our Army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do." pic.twitter.com/KQIGDUWDG3

— The Hill (@thehill) July 5, 2019

This afternoon, Trump explained the mistake saying the teleprompter "went kaput" so he kept going on his own explaining he "knew the speech very well."

"I guess the rain knocked out the teleprompter," he added. "It was actually hard to look at anyway, 'cause it was rain all over."

So, the Donald is basically explaining that, without a teleprompter, he can't help but say stupid things?

He says he knew the speech very well - so, does that mean the 'airport' comment was in the original text of the speech?

"It went kaput," President Trump said, blaming a faulty teleprompter for his erroneous statement about airports in his #July4th address. https://t.co/ynvnEUO3c5

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) July 5, 2019

Remember when the Donald chided President Obama and Hillary Clinton for using teleprompters?

As we've learned over the past few years,... there's always a tweet:

Why does @BarackObama always have to rely on teleprompters?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 19, 2012

Bad performance by Crooked Hillary Clinton! Reading poorly from the telepromter! She doesn't even look presidential!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 2, 2016