Trump, while struggling to read in this clip, claims that the American military "took over the airports" during a battle that took place well before airplanes were even invented

I read the headline and thought to myself "Nah, must be taken out of context, or..." Nope. He said it. And the worst part is, nobody laughed, they just nodded along...: Trump Says Troops ‘Took Over Airports’ During Revolutionary War, in Rainy Fourth of July Speech
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-airports-revolutionary-war-855742/


I bet his speechwriters thought it'd be an awesome July 4th speech if they quoted lines from the Star Spangled Banner. Ramparts, Rockets' Red Glare, and Fort McHenry. Problem is, that was the War of 1812, not the Revolutionary War. Trump read "ramparts" as "airports", and being his usual cocksure self, didn't backtrack. That's why he had the next line about "Ramming Ramparts".