Trump Suffers Another Cognitive Lapse, Implies Dallas is Another Country

During his speech at the New York Young Republican Club Annual Gala, Donald Trump seemed to experience another cognitive misfire when he stated that ExxonMobil moved from New York to Dallas, Texas, just moments before declaring, 'businesses are fleeing our country!'

Trump claimed that ExxonMobil's departure from New York to Dallas, Texas (not another country), was an 'end result' of a lawsuit involving New York Attorney General Letitia James in 2019. Exxon moved its headquarters near Dallas in 1989.

Trump: You know, as everybody knows, she was the one— She sued ExxonMobil in 2019. Letitia James, in a much-watched legal battle. The end result was that Exxon moved out of New York. Do you think that’s a good idea? ExxonMobil, one of the biggest companies in the world, left New York and then went to Dallas. Great job, Letitia. And that’s what’s happening right now. Businesses are fleeing our country. Businesses are leaving our— this— this whole horrible system…