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Twitter reacts as Matt Hancock calls Marcus Rashford Daniel
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has mistakenly called Marcus Rashford as Daniel Rashford on Sky News this morning. (h/t Plymouth Herald)
The United star was instrumental in forcing the government to make a u-turn on their decision to initially deny free meal vouchers for school kids.
“Righty-ho, I will tell you what happened, the Prime Minister talked to Daniel Rashford, he considered it and made his decision – I think it’s terrific.”
The fact that this comes from a person who is the health secretary in the midst of a pandemic is a sobering thought.
Rather than put up his hands and admit he got it wrong, he attempted to make excuses for the faux-pas later on.
Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Hancock suggested that the mistake occurred in an interview that was held too early in the morning. He also went on to suggest that it could have been influenced by Harry Potter. (h/t Plymouth Herald)
He revealed that his young daughter is an avid Potterhead whose constant exposure to the media may have influenced his mistake.
We are not sure we buy it. We have watched the movies and also read the books. Rather than hide him at Pivet Drive, Dumbledore should have just named the boy who lived as Daniel Radcliffe instead. There is no way the dark lord could have seen through that.
Rashford to his credit, took the incident sportingly.
I’ve been called much worse over the last couple of days 🤣
— Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) June 17, 2020
There is no excuse for a government official to get a name wrong. Especially given his earlier demand that footballers must be doing more.
We take a look at how Twitter reacted to the incident.
Twitter reacts as Matt Hancock gets Marcus Rashford’s name
“Daniel” Rashford, par for the course for Hancock. He’s also got it wrong on PPE, wrong on quarantine, wrong on lockdown, wrong on care homes, test track and trace is a mess… to be honest I’m shocked he got “Rashford” right.
— Jon Jones (@JonJonesSnr) June 17, 2020
Oh Matt Hancock. There’s no better way to damn with faint praise than to get someone’s name wrong.#DanielRashford
— Katy (@KatyJane_101) June 17, 2020
‘Matt Hancock and I both love soccer, our favourite player is Daniel Rashford and we look forward to seeing him score a century at Wimbledon’ pic.twitter.com/G7jRDQWAQS
— 🤣 The Dad Joke Man 😉 (@DadJokeMan) June 17, 2020
Mike Smalling and Daniel Rashford. pic.twitter.com/rYJiTxwgFT
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) June 17, 2020
It really is quite weird watching cabinet ministers line up to thank Marcus Rashford for forcing them to feed vulnerable hungry kids against their will. Well done Daniel, you really stopped us from being heartless child-starving fucking bellends there.
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) June 17, 2020
Own goal – Matt Hancock just praised footballer “Daniel Rashford”. Does he play for Melchester Rovers?
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) June 17, 2020
Marcus Rashford currently the most talked-about person in the country. Matt Hancock just referred to him as “Daniel Rashford” on Sky News.
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) June 17, 2020
Latest example of @MattHancock’s incompetence. He’s just referred to Marcus Rashford as “Daniel Rashford” on Sky News. Everything Rashford has done and the Health Secretary doesn’t even have the decency to get his name right. Joke.
— Dominic King (@DominicKing_DM) June 17, 2020
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Matt Hancock so keen not to give footballers any actual credit he’s just making people up now. #danielrashford
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 17, 2020
How can I transfer Daniel Rashford to my FPL team?
— jaanvi (@jaaanvipatel) June 17, 2020
Sir Daniel of house rashford first of his name protector of the stretford end 😂❤️
— خالو (@Khaalo90) June 17, 2020
