Linguists call the mistake Trump made a "lexical error"--very common, no big deal. It's the same kind of thing as calling your kid by your other kid's name, or saying a word that sounds like what you meant. Pretending it WASN'T an error is such a typical Trumpian move. https://t.co/9yvfAlTR5R
— Emily Dreyfuss (@EmilyDreyfuss) March 11, 2019