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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Heather Saul

Donald Trump repeatedly tells rally itapos;s Friday... on a Thursday

Donald Trump must be really looking forward to the weekend.

The Republican nominee cheerily told crowds in Kissimmee, Florida, how great it was to be there on a Friday evening - twice- despite the fact it was Thursday, according to those at the rally. 

A New York Times reporter said Mr Trump thought crowds correcting him by shouting Thursday were simply cheering him on, so he responded with a thumbs-up. 

It has been a long week for the outspoken billionaire property mogul, who called President Obama “the founder of Isis” - twice - and branded Hillary Clinton the co-founder. 

He was also admonished for suggesting “second amendment people” could be the people to stop Ms Clinton from abolishing the right to bear arms, a comment the US Secret Service said it is "aware of". 

Mr Trump could be feeling fatigued by the strain of the battle for the White House. 

At a gathering of evangelical ministers on Thursday, he made a rare acknowledgement of his campaign’s difficulty in Utah and the challenges it could face because of his provocative views on a range of issues. 

“We're having a problem,” he admitted. ”It could cost us the Supreme Court.”

The ramifications of some of his more controversial statements were highlighted by a Bloomberg poll which found that of the actions raised by his political opponents, his mocking of a reporter with a disability proved the most jarring. 

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