The White House released a statement on Thursday that made English lovers everywhere facepalm.
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People are ripping Trump for a White House statement with a blindingly obvious flaw
While the irony of the choice of words may have been lost on the White House, it didn't escape Twitter users.
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The statement was released as President Donald Trump touted his promise to slash regulations on federal agencies.
Check out the first line in the statement:
<a href="https://t.co/D4UCy... @ David Freddoso
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"We will get rid of the redundancy and duplication that wastes your time and your money." — President Donald J. Trump
The quote is from a speech Trump gave on June 9, and it was unintentionally hilarious then, too.
"Redundancy" and "duplication" mean the same thing, making the appearance of both of those words, well ... redundant.
While the irony may have been lost on the White House, it didn't escape Twitter users, who gave Trump another round of mocking for his linguistic slip-up.
@freddoso @johnupton Clearl... @ Bruce Mirken
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@freddoso Concise, succinct... @ Joe Barnathan
This is funny and also amus... @ Dave Clark
And when the dictionary calls you out, you know you messed up:
Duplications are redundanci... @ Dictionary.com
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