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During a speech in Dallas, former President George W. Bush accidentally described the invasion of Iraq as "wholly unjustified and brutal" before correcting himself to say Ukraine. He then muttered "Iraq too" under his breath, attributing the slip to his age. The audience's laughter at the mistake is noted as a sign of elite indifference to past military conflicts.
Lanny Davis, attorney for Michael Cohen, made a verbal slip during a televised interview, accidentally referring to Donald Trump as "President Truth" while attempting to criticize him. This moment was highlighted alongside CNN's immediate distancing from the BuzzFeed report once the Special Counsel's office issued its correction. The segment mocks the rapid shift in media tone following the debunking of the "bombshell" story.
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich criticized the Trump administration's proposed budget increases for the military and homeland security. During a commentary on the "unprecedented cuts" required to fund these increases, Reich suffered a notable verbal slip, accidentally using an obscenity. The hosts mock the error as a "butt slam" and an indication of Reich's internal frustration with the administration.
An MSNBC anchor accidentally refers to Bill Cosby as "Bill Clinton" during a breaking news segment about a criminal sex assault case in Pennsylvania. The hosts discuss how this verbal slip reflects the subconscious associations currently present in the media landscape.
The hosts play a clip of Hillary Clinton appearing to make a vulgar verbal slip during a high-energy campaign speech. They joke about her intense demeanor, suggesting she may be using stimulants like Vyvanse or Adderall to maintain her schedule.
