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Louis1895

(768 posts)
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 07:10 PM Nov 2018

Trump and Interpreter in Argentina

I texted my friend in Buenos Aries to see if he has run into Trump yet. He said he had not but mentioned an anecdote making its rounds there.

Apparently, Trump got angry with an interpreter and told her she was doing a terrible job. He said something like he can speak better Spanish than her. The true story may be slightly different but he still comes off as an arrogant doofus to the rest of the world.

DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS SPANISH BETTER THAN ENGLISH TRANSLATION IN ARGENTINA (Newsweek)

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ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
1. should read "Trump and Interpreter in Argentina"
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 07:13 PM
Nov 2018

A translator is something different. Translates the written word. Not meaning to be picky, but my daughter is a translator and wants people to know.

C_U_L8R

(44,948 posts)
2. Bullies are weak people pretending to be strong.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 07:14 PM
Nov 2018

Trump is certainly one of the weakest. And he's a world-class asshole.

Louis1895

(768 posts)
7. Now you are making me paranoid!
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 07:28 PM
Nov 2018

They did want to send me notifications!

I will find a more reputable link.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
8. Exactly. How would he know?
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 07:33 PM
Nov 2018

Something's missing from this story, like Trump is just being an asshole as usual.

justhanginon

(3,289 posts)
12. Trump is the quintessential fabled ugly American in his demeanor,
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 07:40 PM
Nov 2018

and is an all around world class jerk.
How different than when a certain Ms. Hillary Clinton was traveling the world as Secretary of State and dealing with world leaders showing dignity, class and tact while representing America in a way we could all proud of.

Chellee

(2,090 posts)
14. I'll bet he just couldn't hear clearly through the earpiece.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 07:44 PM
Nov 2018

Arrogant assholes who are getting older, and losing their hearing, have a tendency to blame others for "not speaking clearly." He would never admit that the problem isn't the interpreter, or the equipment, it's him. Or the interpreter has an accent, and he's just a dick.

NotASurfer

(2,142 posts)
16. Solidifies his standing with his base
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 09:34 PM
Nov 2018

We are smart, rest of world dumb and lazy, etc etc.

But every day this drags on, becoming more of a caricature to keep them happy, he makes apparent the extreme that must remain in the end

It will be a very small, very lonely circle of support that stands with him as he realizes that Custer, not Jackson, has been his template all along

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