Trump promises not to rename the Mississippi, then asks ‘what state are we in?’

Donald Trump stood in Mississippi on Monday night and promised, repeatedly, not to rename the Mississippi. It went about as well as you’d expect.

First the collection. “We have a lake and we have a gulf. Now we need a river and an ocean,” he said in Corinth, after claiming he’d renamed “their little lake” Lake America. “So I’m thinking about the Atlantic Ocean, we call it the American Ocean. I think Europe will be thrilled.” Then he turned to the river: “I’m not changing the name of the Mississippi. I won’t.”

Then he did the bit anyway. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m pleased to announce we’re changing the name of the —“ He stopped. “Oh, what state are we in? Oh, we’re in Mississippi. I’m in deep trouble.”

He closed with the promise again: “I promise I will never change the name of the Mississippi, OK?” Europe, presumably, is still waiting to hear how thrilled it is.