 Because he was trying to say ballot box. Sometimes they just delete it and put in the right thing. The right thing. Or they cross it out. But they knew he didn't say that. They couldn't go to that far because he actually said battle. So instead, they didn't want him to say battle because he was trying to lower the temperature. So they made up a fake word they claimed the president said. B-A-T-T-O-L. It is on the official White House transcript of that speech.