He’s done this before, I believe in the 2020 campaign. There was some rally where he was talking about energy stuff and he just start saying “they don’t want me to say the n-word. Should I say it?” and his supporters at the rally just suddenly get really excited and hootin’ and hollerin’ before he says nuclear and everyone seemed a bit disappointed.
Nuclear is so devastating that we don’t even want to talk about it, and that was a word that was never supposed to be mentioned, We have two n-words, neither of which should ever be mentioned. I said that once and they said ‘oh what a terrible thing to say,’ no. We have two n-words, you know what the one is but the other’s the nuclear word, not supposed to ever be mentioned ever, ever, ever! It’s mentioned every single day now.
He’s done this before, I believe in the 2020 campaign. There was some rally where he was talking about energy stuff and he just start saying “they don’t want me to say the n-word. Should I say it?” and his supporters at the rally just suddenly get really excited and hootin’ and hollerin’ before he says nuclear and everyone seemed a bit disappointed.
Couldn’t find one from that early, but I did find this clip from February 2023 (although he does say he’s said this before!):
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-n-word-viral-video-1782781
Relevant Mulaney bit
That sounds similar to his nuclear uncle rant. I wonder if he rehearses these or if he makes them up on the fly.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
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The earliest I found from his campaign rally transcripts was March 26, 2022.
I think this might be the first time he said it. March 21 2022 on fox news live
https://xcancel.com/atrupar/status/1505933188912357379
He says it here in front of a crowd but it’s not a usual campaign rally. April 13 2022
https://xcancel.com/patriottakes/status/1514321729400803332
but anyway I can say nuclear or even nuc-u-lar with a hard u, because I am a physicist. It’s our word!