WATCH: Trump Refers To 9/11 As 7/11 In Gaffe At Buffalo Rally
BUFFALO, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Whoops.
Donald Trump made an unfortunate slip-of-the-tongue while campaigning in Buffalo, New York, on Monday evening at his final rally before Tuesday's big-prize primary.
Trump was about to deliver prepared remarks lauding New York values when he mistakenly mentioned the name of a popular convenience store chain in place of 9/11.
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"It's very close to my heart because I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7/11, down at the World Trade Center right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I've ever seen in action," Trump told the crowd.
Several mocked Trump's gaffe on social media.
Trump remembers the events of 7-11. #TrumpinBuffalo @realDonaldTrump #SevenEleven pic.twitter.com/zTZ1DQJqUb
— Scott (@ivyhurst) April 18, 2016
i get 7-11, 9/11, 311 and what's the 411? confused all the time tbh https://t.co/G3a7ZtA3hN
— Dorsey Shaw (@dorseyshaw) April 19, 2016
Losing those slurpees was a tragedy https://t.co/NpGdK7abag
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) April 19, 2016
In fairness to Trump, a 7-11 can be genuinely tragic https://t.co/eyCmxKSVbD
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 19, 2016
"Why didn't Trump try to delete the 7/11 tweet" an actual thought I had
— evan (@tryptocurrency) April 19, 2016
That awkward moment when Donald Trump refers to 9/11 as 7/11 while making a speech in New York.
— Bethany (@thirdlieb) April 19, 2016
Trump has repeatedly invoked the September 11 attacks as he's campaigned across his home state.
He paid his first visit to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum earlier this month and also donated $100,000 to the museum.
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