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https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-speaks-to-massive-indian-crowd-mispronounces-almost-everything?ref=homeTrump Speaks to Massive Indian Crowd, Mispronounces Almost Everything
TONGUE TWISTER
Updated Feb. 24, 2020 5:51AM ET /
Published Feb. 24, 2020 5:03AM ET
REUTERS
President Donald Trump addressed a massive public rally early Monday in India, where he showered the country and its prime minister with praisebut repeatedly struggled with his pronunciation. The 100,000-seat stadium in the state of Gujarat was reportedly at capacity by the time Trump arrivedhe walked to the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the sound of the Village People song Macho Man rang out over loudspeakers. Trump was cheered as he told the crowd that their country will always hold a very special place in our hearts, and said of the PM: Everybody loves him but I will tell you this, he is very tough. BBC News India kept a running total of the Indian words Trump managed to mispronounce, including Ahmedabad, the city where he was speaking. He reportedly referred to the Indian philosopher Swami Vivekananda as Swami Vivekamanan, and called the Vedasancient Hindu religious textsVestas. He also mangled the names of Indias biggest cricket stars. The BBC reports some in the crowd began leaving midway through Trumps speech.
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Trump Speaks to Massive Indian Crowd, Mispronounces Almost Everything (Original Post)
babylonsister
Feb 2020
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Mike 03
(16,616 posts)1. "Macho Man" by the Village People?
Were they trolling Trump?
underpants
(182,798 posts)4. No kidding
vlyons
(10,252 posts)2. Yet another butt show from Trump
His every public appearance is yet another butt show.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)3. He is a drugie . . .
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)5. So...exactly the same thing he does here?
tanyev
(42,554 posts)6. Let's hear it for the Brain Blow Tour!
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)7. "Namuste"
Probably translates to fuck my ugly pig face or something like that
2naSalit
(86,596 posts)8. I hope it translates to...
"Go fuck your cows."
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)9. Days without being an international embarrassment:
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