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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"I'm not learning your damn language," Trump said. "I don't have time. Just give me a good interpreter."
Speaking at the Shield of the Americas summit at his Doral golf course, Trump complained to the 12 regional heads of state that he would rather use an interpreter than invest the time to learn Spanish.
Im not learning your damn language, Trump said. I dont have time.
I was OK with languages, but Im not going to spend time learning your language; that much I wont do, he continued. Just give me a good interpreter.
Trump delivered his comments ahead of Secretary of State Marco Rubiothe son of Cuban immigrantswho gave comments in both English and Spanish.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-whines-about-spanish-language-to-room-of-latin-leaders/
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"I'm not learning your damn language," Trump said. "I don't have time. Just give me a good interpreter." (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Mar 8
OP
multigraincracker
(37,667 posts)1. Pendejo.
D_Master81
(2,588 posts)2. Now that I understand
😂
Ferrets are Cool
(22,971 posts)3. And then, of course, he went on and disparaged interpreters.
Emile
(42,342 posts)4. Trump is still trying to learn English.
marble falls
(71,950 posts)5. Amazing how few of them "need" an interpreter from English. But even most US citizens need one from Trumpese.
Norrrm
(5,095 posts)6. In one Putin meeting, Trump had no American interpreter,]... no witnesses.