唐纳德·特朗普总统和民主党2020年总统候选人乔·拜登都对周末埃尔帕索和代顿的大规模枪击事件地点感到困惑，在讨论暴力事件时提到了不准确的城市。

　　在...期间星期一的地址73岁的特朗普在白宫向“托莱多”的受害者表示哀悼，显然是把俄亥俄州和代顿市混淆了，周日早上，代顿市有9人死亡，数十人受伤。

　　“愿上帝保佑托莱多遇难者的记忆，”总统在演讲结束时说。“愿上帝保护他们。”

　　76岁的拜登曾在前总统巴拉克·奥巴马手下担任副总统，目前在民主党总统初选中领先类似的过失周日晚上，我在加州一个募捐活动的现场向与会者发表演讲。他称这次大规模枪击事件为“今天休斯顿以及前一天密歇根的悲剧事件”尽管这位政治家后来纠正了自己的错误，但他似乎混淆了同样位于德克萨斯州的休斯敦和埃尔帕索，以及俄亥俄州和中西部的密歇根州。

　　上周末，袭击者实施了两起大规模枪击事件，导致至少29人死亡，数十人受伤。在埃尔帕索周六，一名枪手袭击了当地沃尔玛的购物者，造成22人死亡，24人受伤。当局拘留了21岁的帕特里克·克鲁修斯作为枪击案的嫌疑犯。袭击发生前，一份与克鲁修斯有关的宣言在网上被分享，强烈反对“西班牙人入侵德克萨斯州”检察官周日表示，他们正在考虑对克鲁修斯提起联邦仇恨犯罪指控。

　　不到24小时后，一名被警方确认为康纳·贝特斯(Connor Betts)的枪手周日凌晨袭击俄亥俄州代顿一个受欢迎的夜生活区，打死9人，打伤数十人。在贝特斯开了第一枪后不到一分钟，警察几乎立即介入，杀死了他。袭击的动机尚不清楚，但贝茨的姐姐也是受害者之一。

　　拜登和特朗普都曾多次公开失言。在上个月的7月4日的演讲中，总统提到了独立战争期间的机场，独立战争在第一次飞机飞行前120年结束。特朗普后来该死的他在提词器问题上的错误。

　　虽然拜登有人们早就注意到了由于犯了尴尬甚至有时冒犯性的错误，他最近在上周的辩论舞台上搞砸了。他告诉观众“去Joe30330”，而不是“发短信给JOE 30330”。这让观众相信前副总统在告诉他们访问一个网站。

　　由于特朗普和拜登的年龄，一些人指出这些失态是衰老和心理健康放缓的迹象。然而，这些指控并不是基于监测男性健康的医生的意见。没有可信的报道支持特朗普或拜登有任何重大精神或身体健康问题的说法。

　　尽管如此，许多评论家还是关切地指出了这些失误。《歪媒体》总编辑布莱恩·比特尔在推特上分享了拜登和特朗普对大规模枪击事件地点的最新混淆。“欢迎来到你的老年政治，”他打趣道。

　　活动家兼企业家亚当·贝斯特认为，两位领导人都应该为他们的错误受到谴责，并指出有些人只是关注特朗普。“对不起，但是如果我们因为特朗普称代顿的大规模枪击事件为‘托莱多’，我们不能因为乔·拜登称埃尔帕索和俄亥俄州为‘休斯顿和密歇根’而放过他。”他失去了联系，也过了全盛时期。"

 

DONALD TRUMP AND JOE BIDEN BOTH MIXED UP THE LOCATIONS OF WEEKEND MASS SHOOTINGS

President Donald Trump and Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden both got confused in regards to the locations of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton over the weekend, mentioning inaccurate cities when discussing the violence.

During a Monday address from the White House, Trump, 73, shared condolences for the victims "in Toledo," apparently mixing up the Ohio city with Dayton, where nine people were killed and dozens more were wounded on Sunday morning.

"May God bless the memory of those who perished in Toledo," the president said toward the end of his speech. "May God protect them."

Biden, 76, who previously served as vice president under former President Barack Obama and is currently leading in the Democratic presidential primary polls, made a similar gaffe on Sunday evening while addressing attendants of a fundraiser in California. He referred to the mass shooting as "the tragic events in Houston today and also in Michigan the day before." Although the politician later corrected his mistake, he seemed to be confusing Houston, which is also in Texas, with El Paso and mixing up Ohio with its fellow midwestern state of Michigan.

Over the weekend, two mass shootings were carried out by assailants, leading to the death of at least 29 people and dozens of injuries. In El Paso on Saturday, a shooter attacked shoppers at a local Walmart, leaving 22 dead and 24 others wounded. Authorities detained 21-year-old Patrick Crusius as the suspect in the shooting. Prior to the attack, a manifesto that has been linked to Crusius was shared online, ranting against a "Hispanic invasion of Texas." Prosecutors said Sunday they are considering filing federal hate crimes charges against Crusius.

Less than 24 hours later, a shooter identified by police as Connor Betts, killed nine people and injured dozens as he attacked a popular nightlife area in Dayton, Ohio in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police intervened almost immediately and killed Betts less than a minute after he fired his first shot. The motivation for that attack remains unclear, but Betts' sister was among the victims.

Biden and Trump have both made numerous public gaffes in the past. During a Fourth of July speech last month, the president referred to airports during the Revolutionary War, which ended about 120 years before the first airplane flight. Trump later blamed his mistake on an issue with the teleprompter.

Although Biden has long been noted for making awkward and sometimes offensive gaffes, he most recently screwed up on the debate stage last week. He told viewers to "go to Joe30330" rather than "text JOE to 30330." This led viewers to believe that the former vice president was telling them to visit a website.

Due to Trump's and Biden's age, some have pointed to these gaffes as signs of aging and slowing mental fitness. These accusations are not, however, based on the opinions of medical practitioners who monitor the men's health. There is no credible reporting to back claims that either Trump or Biden has any significant mental or physical health concerns.

Nonetheless, many commentators have pointed to the gaffes with concern. Brian Beutler, editor-in-chief of Crooked Media, shared the latest mix-ups by Biden and Trump over the mass shootings' locations in a Twitter post. "Welcome to your gerontocracy," he quipped.

Activist and entrepreneur Adam Best argued that both leaders should be called out for their mistakes, noting that some were just focusing on Trump. "Sorry, but if we hit Trump for calling the mass shooting in Dayton 'Toledo,' we can't let Joe Biden off the hook for calling El Paso and Ohio 'Houston and Michigan.' He's out of touch and past his prime, too."