Donald Trump has been criticized for making a string of gaffes during two weekend campaign speeches.
The Republican presidential candidate addressed crowds on Saturday in Richmond, Virginia, and Greensboro, North Carolina, ahead of Super Tuesday, when more than a dozen states will vote in Republican primaries.
Ron Filipkowski, a Trump critic and the editor-in-chief of the independent news network MeidasTouch, posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, that compiled 32 incidents in both speeches in which, Filipkowski said, the Republican "mispronounced words, got confused, mixed up names, forgot names, and babbled insane nonsense."
Newsweek contacted a representative for Donald Trump by email for comment.
Donald Trump at a campaign event on March 2 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The GOP front-runner made several gaffes during two campaign speeches on Saturday. Donald Trump at a campaign event on March 2 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The GOP front-runner made several gaffes during two campaign speeches on Saturday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
The video shows Trump appearing to slur his words and misspeak on several occasions, including by mispronouncing Venezuela and calling Argentina a "great guy."
He also asked the crowd to look at the back of his head to check it. He then said: "I'm like an artist."
Montage of 32 clips from Trump’s two speeches yesterday where he mispronounced words, got confused, mixed up names, forgot names, and babbled insane nonsense. pic.twitter.com/SQeURo2zhd — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 3, 2024
On X, commentators weighed in with their reactions to Trump's gaffes.
One said: "THIS man has a decent shot at becoming president of the United States again. Is that really a sign of greatness?"
Another wrote: "Send this to any MAGA folks you speak to that have any possibility of being turned or anyone you might know on the fence please."
Another user commented: "It's so awful that anyone thinks he's presidential material."
The 77-year-old has long been criticized for making errors, such as recently appearing to confuse Nikki Haley, his GOP 2024 presidential nomination rival, with former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and frequently appearing to confuse President Joe Biden with former President Barack Obama.
Trump has defended himself, saying on more than one occasion that he has "aced" cognitive tests.
Biden, his Democratic rival, has also been criticized for verbal and physical gaffes, including confusing France's leader in a recent speech and appearing to slur his words at a campaign event.
Occasions like these have made age a key theme of debate ahead of November's presidential election, with many suggesting Biden, at 81 years old, is too old to hold office. Like Trump, Biden has maintained that he is fit to govern.
During his Virginia rally, Trump also implied Obama was currently in office, saying: "And [Vladimir] Putin has so little respect for Obama that he's starting to throw around the nuclear word. He's starting to talk nuclear weapons today."
Trump has repeatedly appeared to confuse Biden and Obama but has said in the past that he was being sarcastic.