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Question: Does Trump Call Angela Merkel "Angie?" (Original Post) MineralMan Jun 2018 OP
He probably pronounces her name with a soft G, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #1
Oh, yes, I'm certain of that. MineralMan Jun 2018 #2
He probably tries to invade her personal space and loom over her The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #3
And there's no way in Hell he could ever pronounce: Aristus Jun 2018 #6
He probably has some childish nickname for her that he calls her behind her back. Ohiogal Jun 2018 #4
I wouldn't be surprised at all to learn that. Arkansas Granny Jun 2018 #5
According to right wing memes he calls her "German Hillary" Lee-Lee Jun 2018 #7

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,752 posts)
1. He probably pronounces her name with a soft G,
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 11:50 AM
Jun 2018

instead of respecting the German pronunciation, because fuck Germany.

MineralMan

(146,318 posts)
2. Oh, yes, I'm certain of that.
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 11:52 AM
Jun 2018

I just wonder if he uses that shortened form. It sounds like something he'd do, especially to a woman. Anything to assert his self-styled dominance.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,752 posts)
3. He probably tries to invade her personal space and loom over her
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 11:54 AM
Jun 2018

like he did to Hillary at the debates. She's not very tall, so he probably makes a point of using his size to try to intimidate her. But I doubt she's intimidated in the slightest, any more than Hillary was.

Aristus

(66,402 posts)
6. And there's no way in Hell he could ever pronounce:
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 12:01 PM
Jun 2018
Frau Bundeskanzlerin - 'Madame Chancellor' in German.

Arkansas Granny

(31,519 posts)
5. I wouldn't be surprised at all to learn that.
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 11:58 AM
Jun 2018

I've noticed that he quite often uses the first names of other world leaders instead of addressing them by their titles. I always put this down to a lack of respect for them and their office.

 

Lee-Lee

(6,324 posts)
7. According to right wing memes he calls her "German Hillary"
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 12:02 PM
Jun 2018

And actually that’s probably not far from his mentality and Metal ability.

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