President Trump‘s mispronunciation of the word Yosemite earned the National Museum of American Jewish History nearly $30,000 in sales of its “Yo Semite” T-shirt.
On Tuesday, the president struggled when describing the giant sequoia trees at Yosemite National Park, pronouncing the name as “yo-Semite,” which prompted numerous amused reactions from users on social media.
VIRAL MOMENT: President Trump has trouble pronouncing ‘Yosemite.’ pic.twitter.com/nkMAev0udW
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The slip-up went viral, causing a surge in sales of a camping T-shirt sold by the National Museum of American Jewish History, so much so that the shop’s website crashed due to a spike in traffic. Continue reading.