President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to blame Democrats for the monthlong government shutdown took a strange turn Friday when he stumbled over his words midsentence, prompting another wave of public criticism over his fitness for office.

The awkward moment unfolded during a televised address from the White House.

“Our country’s doing well. The shutdown proceeds because the gener — the Dern, er — the Democrats just don’t know what they’re doing. I don’t know what’s wrong with them. They’ve never done a thing like this,” Trump said, tripping repeatedly over “Democrats” while flailing his hands in frustration.

The awkward moment spread quickly across social media, with one user on X summing up the mood, “Does he even know where he is??”

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