NEW YORK --7-Eleven was trending on Twitter today, but probably not for reasons it would like.
A day after presidential candidate Donald Trump mistakenly referred to the date of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center as “7-Eleven,” rather than 9/11, social media was abuzz with the well-intentioned comment in video, text and photos.
“I was down there. I watched our police and our firemen down on 7-11, down at the World Trade Center right after it came down. And I saw the greatest people I’ve ever seen in action,” Trump said. “I saw the bravest people I’ve ever seen, including the construction workers, including every person down there. That’s what New York values are about.”
Some on social media snickered, some mocked, and others reasoned it was a simple mistake. Then the memes started.
7-Eleven Inc. has offered no comment on the issue.
Here’s a brief collection of some of the ways social media met Trump’s error.
Donald Trump mistakenly refers to 9-11 as "7-Eleven" https://t.co/R04YZaS5V5https://t.co/SeObqGf1aG
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) April 19, 2016
Donald Trump has spoken movingly about 7-Eleven. It reminded him, he said, of the way Americans came together in 1941 after Pearl Necklace.
— Damien Owens (@OwensDamien) April 19, 2016
Salma Hayek shreds Donald Trump for mixing up 7-Eleven and 9/11 https://t.co/HfqACv8L9I#PrimaryDaypic.twitter.com/di8n4s7Ens
— Geoff Herbert (@deafgeoff) April 19, 2016
So Trump referred to 9/11 as 7-Eleven, I hear. That doesn't only piss me off, it makes me want a slushy. Which also pisses me off.
— Reagan James (@thereaganjames) April 19, 2016
If Donald Trump's presidential bid fails, they'll always be a job for him at 7-Eleven pic.twitter.com/NenPHI7K6W
— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) April 19, 2016
Trump is running to the 7 Eleven b/c his lotto ticket got 5 numbers right. He thinks he wins jackpot b/c hes closest https://t.co/xwOVLXPSKu
— Rodzilla (@clantro) April 9, 2016
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