Ben Carson repeatedly mispronounces 'Hamas' while blasting Obama's understanding of the Middle East
It's been a bit of a weird day for anyone attending the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2016 forum in Washington, D.C. First, Donald Trump tried to win over the audience by cracking borderline anti-Semitic jokes. And that might not have even been the biggest gaffe of the day: Following Trump's uncomfortable speech, Ben Carson mispronounced the name of the militant Palestinian group Hamas multiple times — while criticizing President Obama's understanding of the Middle East.
It hasn't exactly gone unnoticed, either:
Poor Ben Carson. Someone should have told him how to pronounce Hamas. He sounds like he's not familiar with the group.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) December 3, 2015
Carson mispronounces every foreign word and name in his speech, then says Obama doesn't understand the Middle East. Oy.
— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) December 3, 2015
Just so it's clear: "Hummus" is a tasty food dip made from chickpeas. "Hamas" is pronounced "ham-mahs" — listen here.