President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE on Monday repeatedly praised Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as "CBC" during an event to honor immigration agents at the White House.

While speaking about the sacrifices that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents make, Trump continually referred to CBP as "CBC," a common acronym for the Congressional Black Caucus.

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"I want to thank a true and loyal friend of ICE and CBC, Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PencePence vows for law and order everywhere Trump met with chants of protest as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg The Hill's 12:30 Report: Ginsburg lies in repose MORE," Trump said at one point during the "Salute to the Heroes" event.

He later said that "the extremists who attack ICE and CBC like to portray themselves as champions of social justice. They are not."

Multiple reporters took to Twitter to note the mistake. Bloomberg's White House reporter, Jennifer Jacobs, also tweeted that the teleprompter Trump was reading from referred to the organization as CBP.

Not to be outdone... Trump also thanks ICE and CBC..... ( it is CBP) pic.twitter.com/zPLOx9PoEM — ALT- Immigration (@ALT_uscis) August 20, 2018

Am I losing my mind?



Or Trump keeps saying "CPC" or "CBC," right?



It's CBP.



Customs and Border Protection.



You'd think he'd know that. — Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) August 20, 2018

It’s not the speechwriter’s fault.



I’m standing next to the teleprompter Trump is reading from in the East Room and it says “CBP.”



But Trump has said “CBC” over and over. https://t.co/mqdW417VR2 — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 20, 2018 The speech came during an event in which the Trump administration honored multiple ICE and Border Patrol agents for their efforts in combating illegal immigration and crime. The speech came during an event in which the Trump administration honored multiple ICE and Border Patrol agents for their efforts in combating illegal immigration and crime.