Trump Confuses Alaska and Afghanistan in Widely Mocked Town Hall Blunder

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Former President Trump faced a barrage of social media mockery on Tuesday after confusing the names of an Alaskan wildlife refuge and an air base in Afghanistan on national television.

BREAKING: In a stunningly senile moment, Donald Trump attempted to show off how much he knew about the Air Force by suggesting Bagram Airfield was in Alaska. It’s in Afghanistan. Retweet to make sure all Americans see this failure and know he’s senile. pic.twitter.com/UA4iG3ygpR
— Kamala’s Wins (@harris_wins) September 18, 2024

Trump was discussing his policies on energy and fuel at a town hall in Flint, Michigan. The former President misspoke when talking about how he was able to get oil drilling approved in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, commonly referred to as ANWR. However, instead of saying ANWR, Trump said "Bagram", the name of the U.S.' former air base in Afghanistan.

Pudding Brain #Trump just said they have They have Bagrum coming out of Alaska, an Afghanistan Town coming out of Alaska 🤦🏼‍♀️ #MAGA His Father died of Alzheimer’s and it’s Often Hereditary so…🤷🏼‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/38YVJ4cNES
— Ksugar 🟧 (@Shnookie04) September 18, 2024

WOW! Trump’s claim that “We have Bagram in Alaska” shows his complete ignorance.

Bagram is an airbase in Afghanistan — the site where he released Taliban and ISIS prisoners while President!

Reject and retire Trump.

pic.twitter.com/blLewwyzIz
— Antonio Arellano (@AntonioArellano) September 18, 2024

This is what episodic dementia looks like. The loathsome piece of shit thinks Bagram Airfield is in Alaska. It's in Afghanistan. Trump's mind is like a jar of Gerber baby pudding. 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/FVykArNzua
— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) September 18, 2024

"We were energy independent, we were soon going to be energy dominant, and we would've been now having so much money coming out of the energy." said Trump. "We just have the best. We have Bagram in Alaska. They say it might be as big, might be bigger, than all of Saudi Arabia. I got it approved. Ronald Reagan couldn't do it, nobody could do it. I got it done. In their first week they [the Biden administration] terminated it."

The former President has become the target of a barrage of online attacks and mockery since the blunder on Tuesday. Many social media users used the incident as evidence of the 78-year-old being too old and senile to run for office.

So far in this event with Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Donald Trump has said that Michigan could have "seafront" property is global warming gets worse and said that a military base located in Afghanistan is actually located in Alaska and is "bigger than Saudi Arabia". Truly senile.
— Joe (@Joedof7) September 18, 2024

Donald Trump thinks that Bagram is in Alaska.

It's in Afghanistan.

He also thinks Michigan is on the sea.

SMH.pic.twitter.com/nx9B4CCZg0
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) September 18, 2024

Donald Trump is suggesting Bagram Airfield is in Alaska. It’s in Afghanistan. He also spent many minutes rambling about how he doesn't ramble.

Donald shouldn't be doing any public appearances at night. He has clearly been sundowning for months. Where are the medical…
— Steve Redmond (@sjredmond) September 18, 2024

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was present at the town hall, has also been criticized as she can be seen nodding her head in agreement as Trump misspoke.

'We have Bagrum in Alaska" and Sarah Huckabee just nods because she's dummazzfukk. https://t.co/0DSNCxmMOg
— RJ Gadz (@RalfusJ) September 18, 2024

Bagram in Alaska and huckabee nods and says true?? Why is she in MI, and why did she ditch the square dance dresses? https://t.co/9HvzY3QQSk
— JustMelanie (@chieflady11) September 18, 2024

Bagram is an airbase in Afghanistan, what the hell is this dumbass talking about? https://t.co/iBEaM7Uq4g
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) September 17, 2024

Sarah Huckabee Sanders nodding just shows the state of the Republican party these days. What a bunch of sellouts!
— Woke AF ~ No Human Is Illegal ~ Always Reach Out🤝 (@PressThePress2) September 18, 2024

Zac Petkanas, former senior advisor to Hillary Clinton, also reacted to Trump's blunder: "Looking forward to the dozen NYT stories about Trump's age and mental acuity. Oh wait. That's just reserved for Democrats."

Trump's slip-up comes after the former President spent months hurling insults at President Joe Biden for his age, referring to the President as "senile" and "incompetent" and zeroing in on instances where Biden himself misspoke in public.