Donald Trump tells people on their deathbeds to stay alive to vote for him

Donald Trump encouraged those people with terminal illnesses to hang on until election day at a campaign rally in Henderson, Nev., on Wednesday.

"I don't care how sick you are," the GOP presidential candidate said. "I don't care if you just came back from the doctor and he gave you the worst possible prognosis, meaning it's over, you won't be around in two weeks. Doesn't matter. Hang out till November 8th. Get out and vote."

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Henderson Pavilion on October 5, 2016 in Henderson, Nevada. Trump is campaigning ahead of the second presidential debate coming up on October 9 with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. less Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Henderson Pavilion on October 5, 2016 in Henderson, Nevada. Trump is campaigning ahead of the second presidential debate coming ... more Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Image 1 of / 10 Caption Close Donald Trump tells people on their deathbeds to stay alive to vote for him 1 / 10 Back to Gallery

Trump ended his comments to those on their deathbeds with a final thought, "And then all we're going to say we love you and remember you always."

Trump's dark sales pitch expressing the dire need for for all his supporters to place their votes wasn't entirely serious as he prefaced it with, "I say kiddingly, but I mean it . . ."

Trump's Nevada visit also included a stop in Reno where he lectured supporters about the correct way to pronounce the name of their state.

He insisted it's "Neh-VAH-da."

The Republican presidential candidate performed an exaggerated form of his preferred pronunciation from the stage at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center Wednesday afternoon.

He declared that "nobody says it the other way."

The confused silence from the crowd mixed with a few shouts of disagreement indicated that quite a few Nevadans pronounce their home state "Neh-VAD-uh."

American Bridge, a group that supports Hillary Clinton, immediately put up a web video declaring that Trump was "looking like an idiot" for getting the name wrong.

With reporting from the Associated Press