You say Neh-VAD-uh, Donald Trump says Nev-AAH-duh. And he will lecture you on how he believes the state should be pronounced.
According to New York Magazine, Trump’s latest campaign venture in Reno included a schooling to Nevadans about the correct way to pronounce the name of their state. He insists on pronouncing it “Neh-VAH-dah.”
“Heroin overdoses are surging. In fact, overdoses in Nevada — Nev-AAH-duh. You know what I said? You know what I said? I said when I came out here, I said, ‘Nobody says it the other way, it has to be Nev-AAH-da.’”
This isn’t the typical segue way into talks about a serious epidemic taking over the country.
The insensitive ‘jokester’ proceeded with his humor.
“If you don’t say it correctly — and it didn’t happen to me but it happened to a friend of mine, he was killed.”
Gross. Disgusting. Barf. The only words that can break my silence after actually hearing Trump’s words. This has to be one of the most epic fails at a joke, even by Donald Trump.
Surprisingly, even though Trump pronounced Nevada wrong and made crass remarks, Nevadans threw out a couple soft cheers for him. When I heard that, I think my eyeballs bulged out of my sockets for a second.
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada did not find Trump funny-to-the-bone either.
If Trump wants to come down from the penthouse his daddy bought him to lecture us on Nevada, he could at least pronounce it correctly.
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) October 6, 2016
Trump told us we pronounce our state wrong; then he refused to take stance on Yucca.
It's pronounced Nev-AD-a and Yucca Mountain is dead.
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) October 6, 2016
Trump needs a little pronunciation help and he’s just in luck. In a 2008 video by NBC News, the station educates politicians on how to correctly pronounce the states name.
You’re welcome.
According to true Nevadans, who take offense to pronouncing their home state incorrectly, if you pronounce it wrong it’s clear you don’t live there. And if you’re a presidential candidate trying to win the state’s vote, you probably don’t belong there.
Cough. Cough. Donald Trump.
Image is a YouTube screengrab.
