According to the British 'Independent' and RT, on October 7 local time, U.S. President Trump said at a rally in Texas that he was 'educated' by First Lady Melania after mispronouncing a word.
According to reports, Trump attended the rally to support Ken Paxton, the Attorney General of Texas and a candidate for the Republican Party's seat in the U.S. Senate.
In his speech, he said that Paxton's opponent, Texas Representative James Taralico, was a vegan. But he quickly deviated from the topic, talking about the pronunciation of the word "vegan," and even recalled how his wife corrected him in his pronunciation.
“Do you know, my wife told me: ‘Sir, you have to help me with this word—it shouldn’t be vay-gan, it should be vee-gan.’” he said.
Previously, Taracico repeatedly denied being a vegetarian or eating a vegan diet. Reports indicate that this lifestyle poses political risks in states like Texas, which are heavily dependent on the cattle industry.
Paxton's campaign team and Trump have repeatedly claimed that Taralico refuses animal products.
Trump said on-site that Tara Lee fabricated her statement about enjoying meat. "He claims he loves eating meat now, but he's actually a vegetarian."
Trump also claimed that Tarracino's recent absence from campaign activities was due to eating meat for political purposes, which caused gastrointestinal problems.
Reports say that the Republicans attacked Taralico for saying “meat should be eaten”, based on his previous statements. He once stated that reducing meat consumption is a matter of survival in order to address climate change.
Taralico never said he didn’t eat meat. He said, “I have been eating barbecue until Paxton was first sued.” The Independent reported that this statement specifically referred to Paxton’s long-standing legal issues.
Currently, Taralico leads in the polls over Paxton. It is reported that if he maintains this lead, he will become the first Democrat to win a statewide election in Texas in 36 years. The last Democrat to do so was Ann Richards, who was elected governor in 1990. The last Democrat to win a seat in the Texas Senate was Lloyd Bentz, who was re-elected as senator in 1988.
