Trump appeared to confuse napalm with Agent Orange and he reportedly got the idea from an iconic movie set in the Vietnam War

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During a meeting with veterans advocacy leaders at the White House in 2017, President Donald Trump reportedly confused some people in the room when he appeared to conflate Agent Orange with napalm.

Agent Orange, which was used during the Vietnam War to clear dense vegetation, is a deadly herbicide with long-lasting effects.

Napalm, a gel-like fuel mixture that burns slowly and more accurately than gasoline, was used in bombs.

In his argument, Trump reportedly referenced "Apocalypse Now," the iconic Vietnam War film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

The movie includes an infamous scene where napalm is dropped on suspected enemy positions.

President Donald Trump confused some veterans advocacy leaders at the White House after he appeared to conflate Agent Orange, a dangerous herbicide, with napalm, a fuel used in bombs. According to a Daily Beast report published Friday, Trump's misidentification was based on his interpretation of the movie, "Apocalypse Now."

In 2017, Trump reportedly asked the group for ways to help veterans, which was one of his campaign promises during the 2016 election. When he finally got to Vietnam war veteran Rick Weidman, cofounder of the Vietnam Veterans of America, the conversation got "really f---ing weird," according to one attendee cited by the Daily Beast.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Meet the woman behind Trump's 20 million merch empireSee Also:All the TV shows that have been canceled in 2018Your opinion matters Join BI Insiders programChinese Boeing 737 crash-lands at Manila airportSEE ALSO: Trump is reportedly trying to go scorched earth on his move to revoke security clearances

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