Joe Biden's "Donald Hump" Gaffe

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Overview

Joe Biden's "Donald Hump" Gaffe refers former Vice President Joe Biden accidentally refering to President Donald Trump as "Donald Hump" during a speech at the New Hampshire Democratic Convention. Biden corrected his speech and joked that the mistake "Freudian slip," indicating that while the name was an accident, he subconsciously agrees with the sentiment.

Background

On September 7th, 2019, Vice President Biden, during a speech about his presidential campaign, referred to Donald Trump as "Donald Hump." Afterward, he corrected himself and said, "Freudian slip."

That day, the Hill tweeted this portion of the speech, receiving more than 960 likes and 200 retweets in less than three days (shown below).

Developments

Online Reaction

Following the slip, people online, particularly those who are critical of the president and supportive of Biden, praised the mistake. For example, Twitter ^[2] user @C_doc_911 made a mock campaign logo for "Donald Hump" and suggested that "we stick with that" (shown below, left).

Throughout the day, others shared their enjoyment of the mistake, as well (examples below, center and right).

Media Coverage

Several media outlets covered the gaffe, including HuffPost,^[1] Fox News,^[3] Indy100,^[4] Washington Examiner,^[5] Yahoo,^[6] Reuters,^[7] Uproxx,^[8] Mediaite,^[9] Market Watch^[10] and more.