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denem

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Sat Aug 15, 2020, 03:33 PM Aug 2020

Trump Questions Whether Oakland Is Located in United States

You’ve got countries like Ireland, Iceland, and Greenland,” he said. “So you probably would have to add a country like Oakland to that list.

Trump Questions Whether Oakland Is Located in United States

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Donald Trump stirred controversy on Saturday by questioning whether the city of Oakland was located in the United States of America.

“Some very smart people are wondering about that,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “It’s something that needs to be looked into.”

Trump explained that Oakland was “probably a completely different country,” because “a lot of countries end in the word ‘land.’ ”

“You’ve got countries like Ireland, Iceland, and Greenland,” he said. “So you probably would have to add a country like Oakland to that list.”

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-questions-whether-oakland-is-located-in-united-states/
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Trump Questions Whether Oakland Is Located in United States (Original Post) denem Aug 2020 OP
Haha Had me for a minute. nt Grasswire2 Aug 2020 #1
If it were, it would have a Trump tower there question everything Aug 2020 #2
... denem Aug 2020 #3
That 'toon oswaldactedalone Aug 2020 #4
I guess that's why he invaded Port-land... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #5
When did Borowitz start reporting facts? lunatica Aug 2020 #6
Forget not Thighland. Sneederbunk Aug 2020 #7
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