Oh Donald!
Donald Trump's being mocked on social media for appearing to invent a new African country in a speech at the United Nations.
After mentioning Nambia in the opening of his address to African leaders, he later praised the healthcare system of the non-existent country.
When President Trump addressed African leaders at the UN, his audience were left wondering where "Nambia" was: pic.twitter.com/pXrH8y89zn
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 21, 2017
President Trump appeared to have accidentally combined the pronunciations of Namibia & Zambia / Gambia.
The White House has helped clear things up by releasing an official transcript, which clarifies that the US president had meant to say Namibia - the sparsely populated & largely desert country in southern Africa.
The gaffe - following similar errors such as 'unpresidented' and 'covfefe' - led to plenty of gags on social media and US late night shows:
