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Trump jokingly blames 'crooked Hillary' after his mic drops dead

He continued to talk before realizing the microphone was out as the crowd behind him started to look around

Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

IANS Washington

US President Donald Trump jokingly blamed "crooked Hillary" after his microphone stopped working at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

The incident took place during the rally in Erie on Tuesday, The Hill news website reported.

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While Trump was speaking about the law enforcement endorsements his had campaign received, his microphone suddenly went out.

After it was back on, he said: "Is the mic ready? I wonder who did that to our mic? I don't believe it was Joe. You know who it was? Crooked Hillary. It must've been."

Trump had coined the term, "Crooked Hillary" for his former Democratic rival Hillary Clinton while campaigning for the 2016 election.

 

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First Published: Oct 21 2020 | 5:27 PM IST

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