Donald Trump repeatedly tells rally it's Friday... on a Thursday
The Republican nominee reportedly thought chants of 'it's Thursday' were crowds cheering him on
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump must be really looking forward to the weekend.
The Republican nominee cheerily told crowds in Kissimmee, Florida, how great it was to be there on a Friday evening - twice- despite the fact it was Thursday, according to those at the rally.
A New York Times reporter said Mr Trump thought crowds correcting him by shouting Thursday were simply cheering him on, so he responded with a thumbs-up.
It has been a long week for the outspoken billionaire property mogul, who called President Obama “the founder of Isis” - twice - and branded Hillary Clinton the co-founder.
He was also admonished for suggesting “second amendment people” could be the people to stop Ms Clinton from abolishing the right to bear arms, a comment the US Secret Service said it is "aware of".
Mr Trump could be feeling fatigued by the strain of the battle for the White House.
At a gathering of evangelical ministers on Thursday, he made a rare acknowledgement of his campaign’s difficulty in Utah and the challenges it could face because of his provocative views on a range of issues.
“We're having a problem,” he admitted. ”It could cost us the Supreme Court.”
The ramifications of some of his more controversial statements were highlighted by a Bloomberg poll which found that of the actions raised by his political opponents, his mocking of a reporter with a disability proved the most jarring.
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