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WASHINGTON – While thanking Cabinet members at an August 5 press conference, President Donald Trump appeared to be mistakenly referring to Homeland Security’s Department of Cristy Noem as professional golfer Christie Kerr.
FLUB occurred before Trump, 79, signed an executive order to create a White House task force that handles the operation and security of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He recognized the task force members, including Noem, who attended the briefing.
“I want to recognize several members of the task force, including our great Vice President JD Vance. Thank you, JD. Thank you, our great Attorney General Pam Bondy.
After that, Trump quickly corrected himself.
“Christie Kerr, do you know who Christie Kerr is?” he said, laughing Vance and others on stage. “She’s my friend. A great golfer.”
“Christie Noem, she’s a better golfer than you, and that’s the only thing,” Trump added. “But you’re good at so many other things, but thank you for being here and doing an incredible job.”
Noem smiled throughout the moment.
This is not the first time Trump has confused names. When he ran for president in 2024, he confused former Republican South Carolina Gov. Nicky Haley with former House Speaker of D-California Nancy Pelosi, and discussed the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
Trump is the oldest president to be appointed and has been laughing at the 82-year-old former president throughout his 2024 campaign and at his age to this day. Questions about Biden’s health have come to the forefront in recent months after several books detail the alleged decline in cognitive and physical activity.
In April, White House doctor Sean Barbabera released a memo highlighting the results of Trump’s annual physical examination. Barbabera writes that Trump “expands excellent cognitive and physical health and is perfectly suited to carry out the duties of a commander and head of state.”
