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Trump mocks Middle Eastern names with 'Mohammed' joke
US President Donald Trump made a joke about Middle Eastern names at a Georgia rally, suggesting people uncertain about someone's name from the region should just say Mohammed.
In brief
US President Donald Trump made a joke about Middle Eastern names at a Georgia rally, suggesting people uncertain about someone's name from the region should just say Mohammed. Donald Trump mocked Middle Eastern names with a joke at a Georgia rally while speculating on Iran's next president. Originally reported by Al…
Trump's joke at Georgia rally
US President Donald Trump made a comment about Middle Eastern names at a rally in Georgia. He suggested a way to handle uncertainty about someone's name from the region.
The joke itself
Trump said: "If you're in doubt about somebody's name from the Middle East, just say 'Mohammed'." The comment reduced Middle Eastern names to a single stereotype.
“If you're in doubt about somebody's name from the Middle East, just say 'Mohammed,'”
Context of the remarks
Trump made the comments while speculating on who the next president of Iran would be at the Georgia rally on October sixteenth, twenty twenty-six.
What it means
Donald Trump mocked Middle Eastern names with a joke at a Georgia rally while speculating on Iran's next president.
