‘Freudian slip there?’ Trump’s gaffe catches the eye of CNN’s Erin Burnett
CNN anchor Erin Burnett zeroed in on a striking moment during President Donald Trump’s latest remarks on Iran, calling out what she described as a telling misstep.
“Trump claims everything is back to normal. He said Iran has just announced that the Strait of Iran, the Strait of Iran….interesting, that's interesting,” Burnett told viewers Friday as she opened her show. “I guess he just gave them the straight. Ostensibly, he met Hormuz, which is fully open and ready for full passage. Thank you. It's a Freudian slip there.”
The comment came as the CNN anchor detailed a series of contradictions between Trump’s claims and statements from Iranian officials.
“The President of the United States made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false,” Burnett said, quoting Iran’s parliamentary speaker. “And then Tehran went on to contradict President Trump on crucial key sticking points.”
Burnett also highlighted confusion surrounding Trump’s repeated reference to “nuclear dust.”
“It is a bit unclear what Trump means by nuclear dust,” she said, noting the president has used the term multiple times, seemingly referring to enriched uranium.
She then cited a blunt assessment from a former nuclear inspector: “If he can't get his arms around highly enriched uranium, he looks like an idiot. There's no such thing as nuclear dust.”
Burnett said Friday, while Trump announced that key points had been “already negotiated and agreed to,” Iranian officials publicly rejected that assertion.
“And I'm sure he'll be thrilled that Trump called it the Strait of Iran,” Burnett added, referring to the Iranian parliamentary speaker, as she described the situation as “at best messy.”
