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Someone has to explain slowly to NPR reporters that it is the "Democratic" Party. Tom Gjelten cited Trump saying that the "Democrat Party" doesn't want people to pray. (thread)
Apparently, it is too complicated for Donald Trump to learn the name of the other party. The way a reporter deals with this is that they highlight the error saying that "Donald Trump said that the quote 'Democrat' Party doesn't want people to pray." Or
They just refer to the statement and point out that Donald Trump had mistakenly referred to the Democratic Party as the Democrat Party.
If Republicans cannot figure out the other major party's name, they should be endlessly ridiculed for this. That should not be too difficult a task for people looking to lead the country. (And the media should not cover for them.)
Link is here npr.org/2020/05/22/861…
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