Trump Uses Dubai As A Reference To American People And Gets Absolutely Slated
During the night the first or three presidential debates took place. In it, candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton squared off over policies. His point was to compare the airports of Dubai and Newark, however this was seen as someone who is not in touch with the ordinary American, who is not a frequent visitor of Dubai. One twitter user, Adam Smith @asmith83 (not the economist), summed it up: ‘Ah yes, the Ohio coal miner flying into LaGuardia from Dubai.’ The #DebateNight hashtag trended globally and there were many topics that stirred tweeters, however this reference to Dubai airports seemed to resonate with anti-trump voters.
Trump said this..
This is how the public reacted…
Ah yes, the Ohio coal miner flying into LaGuardia from Dubai.
— Adam Smith (@asmith83) September 27, 2016
“That’ll connect with the average American!”
“You land at Newark, and you come in from Dubai….”
That’ll connect with the average American!
— Michael Socolow (@MichaelSocolow) September 27, 2016
Daily commute!
trump reaching out to the blue collar workers returning from qatar and dubai
— VICELAND (@VICELAND) September 27, 2016
‘Trump speaking to middle America by highlighting the differences between Newark and Dubai’s airports.’
Trump speaking to middle America by highlighting the differences between Newark and Dubai’s airports. #Debates2016
— Guante (@elguante) September 27, 2016
‘Not sure who he is talking to but not average Americans’
Trump talking about our airports “When you fly in from Dubai” – Not sure who he is talking to but not average Americans #debatenight
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) September 27, 2016
‘I’m quite confident the average American will sympathize with people flying in from Dubai to Kennedy airport.’
I’m quite confident the average American will sympathize with people flying in from Dubai to Kennedy airport. #debatenight
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) September 27, 2016
And there was the usual anti-Trump supporter tweet, surely they can all spell Dubai right?
IRONICALLY MOST TRUMP SUPPORTERS CANT SPELL QATAR OR DUBAI
— VICELAND (@VICELAND) September 27, 2016
