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[-] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 85 points 2 months ago

I tried to find a video of this on youtube, which I could not. I did however find a video of him making the same mistake 3 weeks ago in Pennsylvania, this time confusing it with North Carolina ๐Ÿ™„

[-] smokebuddy@lemmy.today 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

https://www.youtube.com/live/9nfm-6_8mWg?feature=shared&t=14414 time code is in the link but its at 4:00:30 if it doesn't follow

Not sure really if its a gaffe or he just thinks he's talking to a national audience at these, either way what he says is stupid

[-] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

It sounds like in this case hes not mistaking, just talking about an unrelated town in a different state as a talking point to bring up immigration?

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah, and he's bringing up situations in different parts of the country as well, all to make whatever his point is (I guess immigration bad?).

[-] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

2000% increase? DAYUMN. If that were true, which of course it isn't, that would be wild

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

In the speech, he said it was a 2000% increase in immigration in a small town. So if that town has something like 2 immigrants in a decade (probably a pretty realistic number), then that means there were probably a handful of immigrants in that year (2000% of 0.2 is 4).

So if it's true, it's likely wildly misleading.

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

I kinda wish it were true because imagine all of the amazing restaurants that would be popping up across the country with so many immigrants!

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 months ago

Gotta admit that made it even more funnier

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