"Donald Trump interrupted Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy during a press conference in which Duffy brought up his gay predecessor, Pete Buttigieg. Duffy was speaking about the administration's decision to significantly roll back fuel economy standards established by the Biden administration when he brought up Buttigieg, mispronouncing his last name as Boot-udge-udge. Trump then interjected to declare, "Boot-EDGE-EDGE," which sent the GOP leaders flanking him into hysterics. While the president is technically correct about the pronunciation, he has long overemphasized the sounds in Buttigieg's name - which he has called "unpronounceable" - as a way to mock the Biden cabinet member."
"Many on social media found the moment disturbing, particularly the way the folks around Trump humored him by laughing at what most agreed was a very bad joke. Others also pointed out the disturbingly childlike nature of a moment, where the folks in charge of our country giggle and poke fun at others."
President Donald Trump interrupted Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy during a press conference after Duffy mispronounced Pete Buttigieg's last name while discussing the administration's rollback of Biden-era fuel economy standards. Trump interjected with an exaggerated pronunciation, "Boot-EDGE-EDGE," prompting GOP leaders nearby to laugh uproariously. The exchange echoed past instances of Trump mocking Buttigieg's name and calling it "unpronounceable" as part of a pattern of ridicule. Observers on social media reacted with alarm at the moment, criticizing the surrounding officials for humorously enabling the mockery. Commenters described the scene as disturbingly childlike and unbecoming of national leaders.
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