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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)
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)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.
I see your point. I changed it.
C_U_L8R
(44,948 posts)Trump is certainly one of the weakest. And he's a world-class asshole.
TheBlackAdder
(28,132 posts)Louis1895
(768 posts)They did want to send me notifications!
I will find a more reputable link.
Louis1895
(768 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He can barely speak English. What an arrogant prick!
Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)here in the US.
displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)Something's missing from this story, like Trump is just being an asshole as usual.
marble falls
(56,784 posts)nolabear
(41,920 posts)justhanginon
(3,289 posts)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.
lpbk2713
(42,718 posts)If you don't believe it just ask him.
Chellee
(2,090 posts)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.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)NotASurfer
(2,142 posts)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