After President Trump
Donald John TrumpFlorida GOP lawmaker says he's 'thinking' about impeachment Democrats introduce 'THUG Act' to block funding for G-7 at Trump resort Kurdish group PKK pens open letter rebuking Trump's comparison to ISIS MORE mistakenly referred to “Mike Pounce” during a Thursday evening speech, social media users were quick to mock the president, and the name was trending on Twitter.
In an address at the House Republican retreat in Baltimore, Trump was discussing a meeting that he held on ethanol with lawmakers including GOP Sens. Chuck Grassley
Charles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyState cites 38 people for violations in Clinton email review Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle mourn Cummings GOP cautions Graham against hauling Biden before Senate MORE (Iowa), Joni Ernst
Joni Kay ErnstGOP cautions Graham against hauling Biden before Senate Farmers: New Trump ethanol proposal reneged on previous deal Overnight Energy: Farmers say EPA reneged on ethanol deal | EPA scrubs senators' quotes from controversial ethanol announcement | Perry unsure if he'll comply with subpoena | John Kerry criticizes lack of climate talk at debate MORE (Iowa), John Thune
John Randolph ThuneGOP cautions Graham against hauling Biden before Senate War of words at the White House Lawmakers toast Greta Van Susteren's new show MORE (S.D.) and Mike Rounds
Marion (Mike) Michael RoundsAmerica's newest comedy troupe: House GOP 'Mike Pounce' trends on Twitter after Trump slip at GOP retreat Conservatives offer stark warning to Trump, GOP on background checks MORE (S.D.), among others.
However, Trump appeared to mispronounce Rounds’s last name.
"Mike Pounce" pic.twitter.com/k6uo1YInwg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 12, 2019
Twitter users immediately began sharing jokes about the mispronunciation, many of them cat-related. Some mistakenly thought Trump had been referring to Vice President Mike Pence
Michael (Mike) Richard PenceKurdish group PKK pens open letter rebuking Trump's comparison to ISIS Business groups keep pressure for trade deal amid impeachment fight NATO ministers need to have difficult conversations to keep everyone honest MORE.
"HAVE YOU SEEN MIKE POUNCE?" pic.twitter.com/GMIYdBsCWq
— Paul Green (@bigsexy_tote) September 13, 2019
Who else saw Mike Pounce trending and already knew why?
— Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) September 13, 2019
Did someone say 'Mike Pounce'? #MikePounce pic.twitter.com/XCMsrIwKQz
— Mike Pounce (@Mike_Pounce_) September 13, 2019
And Mike Pounce was there....#mikepounce pic.twitter.com/Wx5ec0TPYR
— Carolyn Paine (@CarolynPaine) September 12, 2019
Mike Pounce is a great name for a book series about an ultraconservative cat. https://t.co/8vlbrChJJk
— James Oliphant (@jamesoliphant) September 12, 2019
Rounds’s name was corrected in the official White House transcript of the event.
Trump also mentioned the meeting at the White House earlier in the day Thursday, saying Rounds’s name correctly then.
