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Donald Trump was mocked on Twitter after telling attendees at Friday's Value Voters Summit that he recently met with the "President of the Virgin Islands" after hurricanes Irma and Maria swept through the islands.
During his speech (video below), Trump seems convinced that the man he met with — Governor Kenneth Mapp — is the president of the U.S. territory. To make matters even worse, he made the erroneous comment not once, but twice during his speech.
"I went to Puerto Rico and I met with the President of the Virgin Islands," Trump said during to the audience during the summit.
He went on to say, "The Virgin Islands and the President of the Virgin Islands, these are people that are incredible people..."
Newsweek quickly picked up on this and asked, "Is President Donald Trump aware residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands are, in fact, Americans? It's unclear."
Twitter mocks President Trump
It didn't take long for word to get out about President Trump's gaffe and, as always, the Twitter reaction has provided a few laughs.
CNN reports that Trump "accidentally referred" to the USVI governor as their President, but many Twitter users aren't buying that excuse.
Some tweets questioned whether or not Trump is aware that the islands are a U.S. territory.
Does @realDonaldTrump know that HE IS the "President of the Virgin Islands?" Did someone write that on a teleprompter? Or is he that stupid?
— Zach D Roberts (@zdroberts) October 13, 2017
Throughout the afternoon, hilarious tweets about Trump's latest screw-up continued to stream through the Twitter feed, making for great Friday afternoon entertainment.
“If the president of the United States is locked in an elevator with the president of Virgin Islands, how many people are in the elevator?”
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) October 13, 2017
Hey @realDonaldTrump schedule another meeting with the President of the US Virgin Islands. Ask him to resign. Signed AMERICA
— Millissa Gould (@MillissaG1) October 13, 2017
@realDonaldTrump So when you got into the lift with the President of the Virgin Islands how many people where in the lift? #usa
— Leemo (@leemo2020) October 13, 2017
Trump is so clueless he probably thinks this is the president of the Virgin Islands pic.twitter.com/Q1cAgjdvOz
— Dave Z (@Dave02658272) October 13, 2017
To be fair, he’s probably told the president of the Virgin Islands how great he is many times before.
— kristennp24 (@kristennp24) October 13, 2017
A U.S. territory for 100 years
The U.S.
Virgin Islands includes three main islands (Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas) surrounded by several smaller islands. The islands became a U.S. territory in 1917 — 29 years before Trump was born. The most recent U.S. Government census report from 2010 states that approximately 107,000 people live in the islands.
According to the USVI Bureau of Economic Research, tourism is the main economic activity in the islands, with as many as two million people visiting each year.
Trump visits the USVI
Unfortunately, tourism took a hit when two major hurricanes hit the islands in September. According to the New York Times, Hurricane Irma hit the U.S. Virgin Islands on September 6 and, two weeks later, Hurricane Maria tore through the islands again.
Great meeting with Governor Mapp of the #USVI. He is very thankful for the great job done by @FEMA and First Responders. pic.twitter.com/AtBGEpDF9C
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2017
On October 3, President Trump met with Governor Kenneth Mapp, the man he referred to as the "President of the Virgin Islands" during his October 13 speech at the Value Voters Summit in Washington, D.C.
