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In reply to the discussion: MY EARS HURT - Trump's Talks Like A 12 Year Old. Really Embarrassing. [View all]Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)5. Trump's the only US president I've ever known of who can't understand or speak English.
I can't imagine the damage he'll cause when the foreign countries he visits speak more nuanced English than he does. He may resort to the easy American hand gestures that worked so well for him in his campaign. The thumbs-up and the "okay" gesture, I've heard, are neither the "way to go!" or the "okay" signals he thinks they are in those countries. He's so dull-witted he won't even see the point of "When in Rome".
Embarrassing. There's no dignity.
I feel your pain. For me, it's a skin-crawling sensation that's with me from the moment I wake up these days, to the minute I slide into unconsciousness.
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MY EARS HURT - Trump's Talks Like A 12 Year Old. Really Embarrassing. [View all]
TheMastersNemesis
May 2017
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yes it's humiliating. It's like we got someone from the Jerry Springer Show for President
luvMIdog
May 2017
#4
Trump's the only US president I've ever known of who can't understand or speak English.
Sugar Smack
May 2017
#5
I agree. In fact, I've never met a 12 year old who wasn't more coherent.
Pacifist Patriot
May 2017
#12
I just wish for one time that when he says "Believe me. Believe me!" that someone would
hlthe2b
May 2017
#10
His supporters should be shamed. See a tRump/pEnce bumpersticker, flip the driver off.
ffr
May 2017
#17
Am really thinking that he has Alzheimer's... if you listen him in the 70's, he's a totally
secondwind
May 2017
#22
Language Log has noticed that he's actually trending both louder and pitchier.
politicat
May 2017
#39