When in doubt, just keep talking, right? That seemed to be Donald Trump's strategy when he
made a pretty awkward slip-up about Usha Vance during a televised cabinet meeting
But was it actually a slip-up? Here's what went down. After a reporter asked Trump about Usha and her upcoming trip to Greenland, the president responded
I have great respect for the wife of our first, of our great vice president
Yep, he totally forgot her first name. It pretty much felt like a classic example of breaking into
a jog after tripping, hoping no one noticed. As per usual, Trump tried to repair the awkward
mistake by then heaping on the compliments, saying, She's a brilliant woman. She's a very nice woman. And she loves the concept of Greenland
We're not really sure what he means by the concept of Greenland, just like he can't seem to grasp the concept of the second lady's trip altogether
The only insight he offered was that Usha would be going there alongside Secretary of State Marco
Rubio. Much like us, ex-users were quick to pick up on Trump's gaffe. One user offered an anchorman
quote and compared the president to the one and only Brick Tamland, writing, She loves the concept of Greenland. Really? Does she love LAMP
Brick, are you just looking at things in the office and saying that you love them? Another user brought up the difficult task that Usha has ahead of her, writing
They were not invited, and Greenland is furious about these people crashing in
without an invitation Lying about this brazenly is sinister Yeah the whole Greenland thing is a conversation for another time Lots to unpack there Really though what the deal with Trump slip How could he possibly have forgotten Usha name We have a theory He may have forgot her name on purpose in a subtle effort to troll her
This might sound a bit far-fetched, but hear us out for a second. The thing about Trump is that
he doesn't forget, at least when it comes to people criticizing him or doing things he considers
disloyal. Unfortunately for Usha, she definitely falls into that category. Or at least, she did at
at one point. According to The Daily Beast, J.D. Vance told a friend that Usha planned to vote for
Hillary Clinton back in 2016. Whether or not that's actually true, it's a fact that she was
a registered Democrat until 2014. The same goes for her parents. That, in and of itself
could be enough to have secured the second lady a permanent placement on Trump's blacklist
The real smoking gun, though, might actually be her speech at the 2024 Republican National
Convention. As The New York Times points out, Usha didn't mention Trump once during her speech
Instead, she saved all of her praise for her husband. We were friends first, because, I mean, who wouldn't want to be friends with J.D.
This isn't such a weird thing, but put yourself in Trump's head for a second
and imagine how he took that. We all know how he loves to be the center of attention
even when he's not the topic of the conversation. It's very possible he noted the lack of his name in her speech
and made a point to return the jab later on, hence the quote-unquote slip-up during his recent cabinet meeting
It certainly wouldn't be the first time he went out of his way to subtly dunk on someone he perceives to be a critic