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1. Fingers crossed Mr. trump learns how to speak English sooner rather than later.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 01:47 PM

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The poor little guy hasn't been able to string together two coherent sentences in a row since ~~his mini-stroke~~ late June. Fella in our warehouse lived less than a year in the states and speaks better English than little lord fauntleroy does.

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