As Donald Trump spoke about his accomplishments on the one-year anniversary of his second term, he recalled a childhood memory of Little League practice in New York City. Trump, who grew up in NYC, said that he would go for Little League practice at Cunningham Park when he saw the Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital.
As he counted his accomplishments in the last year, he talked about the executive order he signed to bring back insane asylums and mental institutions. In the process, the story of his baseball practice came up. "I was quite the baseball player," Trump said.
However, New Yorkers noticed a slight inaccuracy with Trump's claim. Many pitched in on social media, saying that Cunningham Park is not near the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center.
They noted that the park is more than three miles from where the mental asylum is located. Many suggested that Trump, perhaps, meant the Alley Pond Park, which is just next to Creedmoor.
“In case anyone didn't know, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center is almost THREE miles from Cunningham Park,” one user wrote. “Alley Pond Park is next to Creedmoor He doesn't know what the f*** he's rambling about.”
“Cunningham park is not near Creedmore. Several neighborhoods apart!” wrote another.
{{/usCountry}}“Cunningham park is not near Creedmore. Several neighborhoods apart!” wrote another.
{{/usCountry}}“He got the park wrong, too. Alley Pond Park is adjacent to Creedmor. Cunningham Park is in Fresh Meadows, three miles away,” said one.
“I think he confused Cunningham Park with Alley Pond Park with his reference to Creedmoor. But almost no one wil notice this,” wrote one user.
“Trump is sounding off on old Queens neighborhoods. This is seriously, seriously senile stuff. Creedmoor Psychiatric Center was not near Cunningham Park, btw,” noted one.
“Content-wise, this is the weirdest presser he's ever done. From his ambitions at being a baseball player in Cunningham Park in Queens to 'a little river called the Nile'” noted another.
What Trump Spoke About
Trump's speech at the White House press briefing on Tuesday lasted more than an hour as He touched on numerous topics and recounted his accomplishments in the first term. He began by discussing the immigration raids in Minnesota. He showed mugshots of the individuals arrested by the ICE during the raids.
Trump then went on about the things that he did in his first term. At one point, he even turned philosophical when a reporter asked him if God would be proud of the job Trump has done. “I think God is very proud of the job I’ve done, and that includes for religion,” Trump said.
Trump also hinted at a possible compromise with NATO amid the row over Greenland. He said that something will be "worked out" where both parties will be "very happy." “I think that we will work something out where NATO is going to be very happy and where we’re going to be very happy,” Trump said.