Donald Trump’s recent apparent slurring incident continues to fuel online buzz, and now his former political rival, Kamala Harris, has weighed in as well. A new post from her affiliated X (formerly Twitter) account, Headquarters, appears to have taken a jab at the president seeming to have a verbal slip-up this week.
Donald Trump gets trolled by ex-rival over ‘slurring moment’
Donald Trump has reportedly sparked concerns following a brief verbal stumble while speaking at a White House event on Wednesday, which celebrated him as “Undisputed Champion of Coal.” At one point during his speech, the President seemingly slurred his words for a few moments before remembering his lines.
“I’m proud to officially name the undisput…” Trump can be heard trailing off in the video, which soon gained traction online. “When did this come out? Mr. Speaker,” the President said before finally regaining composure. “The undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal,” he said.
Trump added, “We have to proceed, always—don’t use the word coal, you know, it needs a PR job. Because it had a bad reputation for a while…it has to be preceded by beautiful, clean, coal.”
This moment quickly went viral across social media, sparking reactions from netizens and other politicians. Trump’s former rival Kamala Harris poked fun at his apparent slurring moment in an X post from her page, Headquarters.
Reposting the video of Trump’s speech, Headquarters wrote, “Trump, slurring: I’m proud to officially name the…undishpu…the…jshhhh…whendidthiscomeout.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom also took this opportunity to mock Trump. The official X account of his Press Office shared a clip of the speech with the caption, “The sundowning starts earlier every day.”
In response to the backlash, White House Spokesman Davis Ingle spoke with the Daily Beast, setting the record straight about Trump’s health. “President Trump is the sharpest, most accessible, and energetic president in American history,” he stated.
“While the deranged and failing Daily Beast has their lightweight, glue-sniffing interns push baseless conspiracy theories — President Trump spent the day unleashing energy dominance, lowering costs, and putting the American people first,” Ingle added.
