Former President Donald Trump has often used the term "woke" to slam his political enemies, but he said this week he doesn't like the term because it's too confusing for most people.
“I don’t like the term ‘woke’ because I hear, ‘Woke, woke, woke.’" Trump said while speaking at the Westside Conservative Breakfast in Urbandale, Iowa Thursday," reports The Hill. "It’s just a term they use. Half the people can’t even define it; they don’t know what it is."
His comments mark a break from his challengers for the GOP presidential nomination, as well as a departure from his own comments using the slam, including two days ago, when he launched into his main rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for not stopping Disney from going "woke," according to Forbes.
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