Donald Trump declares he's invented 'new word' but critics point out big problem

When he's not playing golf or , seems to consider himself to be quite the wordsmith. As well as declaring his love for the word "tariff", he's also been vibing with the term "groceries" recently. And that's not all – because the US President believes he's invented a brand new word.

In the White House's Oval Office this week, Trump outlined plans to reduce the cost of prescription drugs by 80% in line with Europe. He said: "Basically, what we’re doing is equalising. There’s a new word that I came up with, which is probably the best word. We’re gonna equalise where we’re all gonna pay the same. We’re gonna pay what Europe’s gonna pay."

But critics were quick to point out a glaring issue – as the 78-year-old didn't actually come up with the word. In fact, it's actually been around for hundreds of years.

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On TikTok, user Farrukh Younus said: "President Trump says he came up with a new word: equalise. Meanwhile back in reality, the word 'equalise' was first recorded in English in the late 15th century, around circa 1480–1500.

"It comes from the Late Latin word aequalizare, meaning 'to make equal', which in turn is derived from aequalis (equal). Latin root: aequalis = equal. Late Latin: aequalizare = to make equal. English adoption: around 1480–1500 as equalise."

The short clip has garnered more than 500,000 views in less than 24 hours – and many took to the comments section to poke fun at the President.

One responder joked: "Five bucks says 'The Equalizer' was playing on TV the day before that press briefing."

A second wondered: "Can you imagine if the President/Prime Minister of any other country said something so asinine? The calls for their resignation would be heard around the !"

A third added: "We have the dumbest President in the world. Can't wait until he's out of office."

And a fourth said: "Omg. Takes away department of education and is now convincing his voters he’s inventing new words… and they’ll believe him!"

This isn't the only detail to get people talking in recent days. Earlier this week, we revealed the