President Donald Trump drew chortles of disbelief from fellow New York City natives when he interrupted himself to ponder the meaning of the phrase "corner store" in his own remarks during a roundtable about taxes. Speaking April 16 in Las Vegas, Trump paused over written remarks about benefits of the federal tax and spending law. The bill, the Republican president said, would slash taxes on American small businesses, including restaurants, dry cleaners and corner stores. “What is a corner store?” Trump said. “I've never heard that term. I know what a corner store is, but I've never heard it described a corner store.” The 79-year-old grew up in Queens and lived most of his adult life in Manhattan. New York City's iconic corner stores, also known as bodegas or delis, are prevalent in both boroughs. “‘Born and raised’ New Yorker doesn’t know what a corner store is,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, a 75-year-old Brooklyn native, said in an X post. “A true fraud in every sense of the word.”
Published: April 17, 2026 10:09 pm
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