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riversedge

(70,236 posts)
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 01:31 PM Feb 2020

Trump Struggled to Say Words Correctly as People Walked Out of Enormous 'Macho Man' Rally in India

It was his job to practice his speech--and the pronunciation of words. But trump is lazy--and disrespectful. fa

Trump family doing good selling these hats.





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Trump Struggled to Say Words Correctly as People Walked Out of Enormous ‘Macho Man’ Rally in India
What an embarrassment...

By Andrea Jefferson February 24, 2020


Donald Trump is in India, attending an enormous rally to get the love and adulation he so craves…but he also made a fool of himself by mispronouncing many words.

The speech took place at a stadium filled to capacity with 110,000, and Trump acknowledged the spectacle when he addressed the Indian people.

“America loves India. America respects India. And America will always be faithful and loyal friends to the Indian people,” the president said to cheers.


“You have done a great honor to the American people. Melania, my family, we will always remember this remarkable hospitality,” he said.

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Trump received the welcome he wanted when he touched down in India Monday morning – a spectacle of Indians lining the streets cheering on his motorcade, guards on camels standing by, and native dancers in bright costumes moving to live music and the beat of the drum.


Modi designed the day to appeal to an audience of one: Trump, wooing the president as the two nations struggle to end a trade war that has damped relations between them.
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“However, he struggled to pronounce several Indian words – from Ahmedabad, the city where he was speaking, to Swami Vivekananda, an Indian philosopher, greatly admired by Mr Modi. He also called the Vedas – ancient Hindu texts – “Vestas”.”


BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan reported that crowds began leaving midway through Trump’s speech, which came after Modi spoke.
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Before appearing at the rally, Trump made a stop at the Sabarmati Ashram, the humble home where Mahatma Gandhi lived for a dozen years as he helped push India to gain independence from Britain. At one point, Modi could be seen explaining to Trump how to use a charkha, a traditional spinning wheel used by Gandhi..............................


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Trump Struggled to Say Words Correctly as People Walked Out of Enormous 'Macho Man' Rally in India (Original Post) riversedge Feb 2020 OP
Oh My - they will hate him now malaise Feb 2020 #1
That'll happen gratuitous Feb 2020 #3
Please.. mmbrevo Feb 2020 #5
omfg. Most Indian names are pretty much phonetically sounded out. WTF is his problem? CurtEastPoint Feb 2020 #7
They're laughing on every cricket web site on the planet malaise Feb 2020 #9
I would totally expect Trump to butcher Hindi. Initech Feb 2020 #8
Macho Man? They have sarcasm over there too. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #2
He's used Macho Man in the past NewJeffCT Feb 2020 #13
Probably didn't have permission for that one either. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #16
Ugh shanti Feb 2020 #4
Contrast with earlier posts about peeps walking out of the stadium. 3Hotdogs Feb 2020 #11
America loves India? moondust Feb 2020 #6
What the hell is the deal with India and Indians? smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #10
It was really hot with no wind.a boring awful speech leftyladyfrommo Feb 2020 #12
Some people will do anything for a free hat. Totally Tunsie Feb 2020 #14
What is new? Chainfire Feb 2020 #15

malaise

(269,008 posts)
1. Oh My - they will hate him now
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 01:39 PM
Feb 2020

He called cricket god Sachin Tendulkar SueChin Tendoolkur and the current captain Virat Kholi Virot Kooli

mmbrevo

(123 posts)
5. Please..
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 01:48 PM
Feb 2020

The dumbass can't even speak English correctly, how can we possibly expect him to pronounce those words.

Initech

(100,076 posts)
8. I would totally expect Trump to butcher Hindi.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:03 PM
Feb 2020

Shit, he can't even get English right, there's no way I would expect him to speak a foreign language correctly!

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
13. He's used Macho Man in the past
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 03:25 PM
Feb 2020

I guess his staff doesn't see the irony in playing a 1970s gay man's anthem?

moondust

(19,985 posts)
6. America loves India?
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 01:57 PM
Feb 2020

Drumpf's own party denied Modi a visa to enter the U.S. in 2005 "on religious-freedom grounds, stemming from allegations that he tacitly supported Hindu extremists during Hindu-Muslim riots in his home state in 2002."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/06/from-pariah-to-capitol-hill-narendra-modis-extraordinary-rise/

Since then Modi has proven to be a bigoted tribalist like Drumpf as explained so well by John Oliver last night. Most Americans don't exactly "love" that.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
10. What the hell is the deal with India and Indians?
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 02:23 PM
Feb 2020

Why are they all worshipping him? And whose idea was it to play "Macho Man"? Are they serious about that shit or are they trolling him?

And the comments on twitter make my head feel like exploding. The deplorables are eating this up with a spoon and talking about how wonderful and loved their dear leader is the world over and what a glorious tribute this is! I just can't even deal today.

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
12. It was really hot with no wind.a boring awful speech
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 03:10 PM
Feb 2020

thst no one could understand and intense heat could have done it.

Chainfire

(17,542 posts)
15. What is new?
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 07:03 PM
Feb 2020

41 million Americans over the age five speak Spanish in their homes and Trump can't do Spanish either......

Actually, he doesn't even speak English very well either.

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