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BumRushDaShow

(168,563 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 05:15 PM 11 hrs ago

'I'm Not Learning Your Damn Language': Trump Addresses Latin American Leaders at His 'Shield Of The Americas' Summit

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 7th, 2026, 1:14 pm


President Donald Trump addressed the leaders of Latin American countries Saturday at his “Shield of the Americas” summit by telling them he was too busy to learn their language.

The summit, held at Trump’s Doral Golf Club, was organized to “advance strategies that stop foreign interference” in the Western hemisphere, including “criminal and narco-terrorist gangs and cartels, and illegal and mass immigration,” according to the State Department.  “I’d love to get to your countries at some point,” Trump said, continuing on about Secretary of State Marco Rubo, who is of Cuban descent. He said:

Marco loves going to your countries. He’s always at one of these countries. He likes your countries the best, you know?

“Where are you?”
“I’m in Chile.”
“Oh, good, how’s Chile doing?”
“Good.”

He likes it, he feels very comfortable — we all like him, right? He’s got a language, he’s got a language advantage over me. ‘Cause I’m not learning your damn language. I don’t have time. I was okay with languages, but I’m not going to spend time learning your language. That much I won’t do. Just give me a good interpreter. Interpreter — very important.


When Rubio spoke, he asked for the president’s permission before addressing the leaders in Spanish. “If I may, because some of these cameras cover in Spanish. You all right —” “Good, please,” Trump said. “Oh, good,” Rubio responded. “We don’t need an interpreter for this one,” he quipped. After Rubio’s remarks, Trump introduced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who assured the president, “I only speak American.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/im-not-learning-your-damn-language-trump-addresses-latin-american-leaders-at-his-shield-of-the-americas-summit/
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'I'm Not Learning Your Damn Language': Trump Addresses Latin American Leaders at His 'Shield Of The Americas' Summit (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago OP
Ah, but Pete's tattoos are polyglottal. tanyev 11 hrs ago #1
Remember this? A true American President: "Ich bin ein Berliner" Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #2
And Jackie spoke Spanish in Latin America wnylib 8 hrs ago #19
His exact quote Roy Rolling 8 hrs ago #23
He has not mastered English yet. wnylib 8 hrs ago #24
"Sic transit Gloria." Marcuse 7 hrs ago #30
Sic Semper Tyrannis Capt. America 2 hrs ago #42
I eek-spay Igpay Atinlay.... COL Mustard 6 hrs ago #32
. Not unless you get all the grammar right. wnylib 6 hrs ago #33
Actually, German does have some clues about noun endings and gender RazorbackExpat 3 hrs ago #41
Melania says leave the money on the table Henry203 5 hrs ago #37
Nonsense popsdenver 5 hrs ago #38
Damn. There was so much in that speech that came to fruition. Amazing speaker. C Moon 23 min ago #45
What about Brazil? Does Lil Marco speak Portuguese too? FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #3
Lets have another dog and pony show at American expense...........called Mar A Lago........... turbinetree 11 hrs ago #4
Not all 'Americas' are equal ... at least not in the sight of the BLOATUS. nt eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #5
trumpie speaks fluently in all languages - as a spoiled brat having temper tantrums. Parents worldwide recognizes them. erronis 10 hrs ago #6
Hegseth said, "I only speak American" at a summit with Latin American leaders??? 70sEraVet 10 hrs ago #7
re: "I was okay with languages" -- from mister word salad himself. (n/t) thesquanderer 9 hrs ago #8
"...telling them he was too busy to learn their language." OldBaldy1701E 9 hrs ago #9
He's too busy with: hoosierspud 9 hrs ago #10
Remember when he said he would quit golf in order to....... OGBuzz 8 hrs ago #17
He can barely speak his native language, no way he is capable of learning a LoisB 9 hrs ago #11
I don't think he has the capacity to learn a damn thing about anything. (nt) William Seger 9 hrs ago #14
I wholeheartedly agree. LoisB 7 hrs ago #28
I hate to be repetitive . . . AverageOldGuy 9 hrs ago #12
A disgrace to humanity. wnylib 6 hrs ago #35
My alliterative string of adjectives for this boor - 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #13
they all trip over each other to get a taste of Trump's ass. OGBuzz 8 hrs ago #15
Traitor is Too Stupid to Learn Anything! Cha 8 hrs ago #16
absolutely. and he couldn't learn another language if his life depended on it nt orleans 3 hrs ago #40
Jesus spoke English so should everyone. Wait for it. twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #18
Melania can translate.... right? IcyPeas 8 hrs ago #20
Yep Traildogbob 7 hrs ago #31
I wish I knew Spanish. twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #21
He is sounding more insane as the days goes by! kimbutgar 8 hrs ago #22
Question DrMJG10 7 hrs ago #25
It's so lame of the media MorbidButterflyTat 7 hrs ago #26
No cajones. Bet he can translate that Walleye 7 hrs ago #27
That's DJT - making friends and influencing people wherever he goes. MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #29
The Fascist Felon can barely speak English. Dulcinea 6 hrs ago #34
Another day, another incredible embarrassment and insult to the world by this evil regime LymphocyteLover 5 hrs ago #36
Dump doesn't even know English sakabatou 3 hrs ago #39
Trump needs an interpreter for his English. Emrys 2 hrs ago #43
Being ignorant, he completely missed the joke they played on him. usonian 1 hr ago #44

tanyev

(49,095 posts)
1. Ah, but Pete's tattoos are polyglottal.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 05:19 PM
11 hrs ago
This is the Jerusalem cross, also known as the Crusader cross: square (unlike the more usual elongated versions of the Christian symbol), and with a smaller square cross in each of the four quadrants.

This very same cross has been in the limelight recently, emblazoned — far, far larger than King Edward VII’s version — on Pete Hegseth’s chest. Hegseth, a Fox News anchor and former member of the National Guard, is Trump’s pick for secretary of defense. It’s by no means his only tattoo. He also has a “Chi-Rho,” the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ and one of the earliest forms of a so-called Christogram (letters formed into a monogram expressing the essence of the religion). Perhaps the most contentious is the Christian expression on his bicep: “Deus Vult,” meaning “God Wills It,” believed to be a Crusader battle cry. Τhere is another cross with a sword, referencing a verse in the Gospel of Matthew reporting the following words of Jesus: “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” “Yeshua,” Jesus’ name in Hebrew, can be read across his elbow. All these Christian-related symbols, words and letters are accompanied by others that draw on American history and identity: the U.S. Constitution’s famous opening phrase “We the People,” the year “1775” in Roman numerals (the year the American War of Independence started), a “Join, or Die” snake from the American Revolution (from a cartoon attributed to Benjamin Franklin, urging the then-colonies to unite), an American flag with an AR-15 rifle, a pair of crossed muskets, a circle of stars and a patch of his regiment, the 187th Infantry.

https://newlinesmag.com/essays/pete-hegseths-tattoos-and-the-crusading-obsession-of-the-far-right/

Joinfortmill

(20,926 posts)
2. Remember this? A true American President: "Ich bin ein Berliner"
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 05:20 PM
11 hrs ago


From the archives: John F. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech on June 26, 1963

Roy Rolling

(7,588 posts)
23. His exact quote
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:36 PM
8 hrs ago

“I’m not learning your language in Latin America. I will declare your continent “South America” and only the southern language can be spoken.

“I’m not speaking Latin”.

Well, maybe not an exact quote.

wnylib

(25,683 posts)
24. He has not mastered English yet.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:41 PM
8 hrs ago

Not speaking Latin?

I took 2 years of Latin in high school. He never would have got through one semester.

wnylib

(25,683 posts)
33. . Not unless you get all the grammar right.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:36 PM
6 hrs ago

That means getting the noun declensions, verb conjugations, gender endings, and noun/adjective agreement correct.

After 2 years of Latin, I took 2 years of German. Initially I thought it would be good to learn a modern language that I could speak, but ach mein Gott! German was worse grammatically. It also has 3 genders, noun declensions, verb conjugations, gender endings that change according to the grammatical role in the sentence, plus noun/adjective agreement in gender and number.

But, at least Latin noun endings indicate the gender for nearly all nouns. Not so in German. In German you have to memorize the gender of each noun with no clues from the noun ending.

Both of my mother's grandparents brought their families to the US from Germany. I swear they left in order to escape the language.

So in college, I studied Spanish.



RazorbackExpat

(924 posts)
41. Actually, German does have some clues about noun endings and gender
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 01:45 AM
3 hrs ago

All singular words ending in -e are feminine (die Katze, die Erde)
All words ending in -in that denote a profession are feminine (Die Arztin, die Polizistin)
All singular words ending in -chen and -lein are neuter (das Fraulein, das Madchen

C Moon

(13,599 posts)
45. Damn. There was so much in that speech that came to fruition. Amazing speaker.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 04:22 AM
23 min ago

Being President looks exhausting. Wow.

turbinetree

(27,402 posts)
4. Lets have another dog and pony show at American expense...........called Mar A Lago...........
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 05:32 PM
11 hrs ago

erronis

(23,542 posts)
6. trumpie speaks fluently in all languages - as a spoiled brat having temper tantrums. Parents worldwide recognizes them.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 05:57 PM
10 hrs ago

Yell, scream, stomp your little feet and pound your little hands. Wait until poppa Fred gives you a few more $$$ to cover your stupid antics.

I have to wonder if djt didn't have some kompromat on his father. Something that stopped Fred from treating the idjt as he did his older son (Mary Trump's father.) Perhaps djt learned this from Roy Cohn.

70sEraVet

(5,428 posts)
7. Hegseth said, "I only speak American" at a summit with Latin American leaders???
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 06:34 PM
10 hrs ago

Reminds me of a scene in Seven Years in Tibet:
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OldBaldy1701E

(10,945 posts)
9. "...telling them he was too busy to learn their language."
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 06:59 PM
9 hrs ago

No.

It is ignorance and arrogance.

It is a major sign of narcissism, when they expect everyone and everything to bow to their whim.

It needs to stop.

hoosierspud

(239 posts)
10. He's too busy with:
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:23 PM
9 hrs ago

Watching television, interfering in sports, golfing on the taxpayers dime, fundraising while starting an unnecessary war, and sending out late night social media posts.

OGBuzz

(219 posts)
17. Remember when he said he would quit golf in order to.......
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:03 PM
8 hrs ago

focus on being the greatest President in U.S. history?

His "giving up" golf cost the taxpayers $200 million in his 1st term, and he is already up to $110 million in his second term.

LoisB

(12,811 posts)
11. He can barely speak his native language, no way he is capable of learning a
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:31 PM
9 hrs ago

different one.

3catwoman3

(29,214 posts)
13. My alliterative string of adjectives for this boor -
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:45 PM
9 hrs ago

...crude, common, crass, coarse, churlish and cruel.

And my neologism - crass hole

Traildogbob

(12,935 posts)
31. Yep
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:31 PM
7 hrs ago

The first Ho speaks dozens of languages. Just not English. The only language she needed for trump, CASH.

DrMJG10

(65 posts)
25. Question
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:49 PM
7 hrs ago
Does his new rep to the Shield of the Americas, Kristi (puppy killer) Noem speak their damn language? The Tangerine Twit® comes up with a new reason to despise him every f****ng day!!!

MorbidButterflyTat

(4,407 posts)
26. It's so lame of the media
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:00 PM
7 hrs ago

to just normalize anything Piggy says or does.

Oh, the 'Shield Of The Americas,' and the "Board of Peace," FFS!!! They're just made up bullshit for him to grift from, like his charities, and renting his stupid ugly name, his university, his wine, his steak, etc., etc.

Jeez!!

MIButterfly

(2,557 posts)
29. That's DJT - making friends and influencing people wherever he goes.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:21 PM
7 hrs ago

His combined ignorance and arrogance knows no bounds.

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