President Trump is at the G7 Summit in Sicily, and this video tweeted by a journo making an assumption has helped give the #Resistance something else to chew on:
A short clip that sums up this G7 summit: look who has chosen not to hear a translation of his Italian host's speech #G6 pic.twitter.com/6pXbBlfvof
— James Landale (@BBCJLandale) May 27, 2017
The journo jumping to the conclusion that Trump didn’t care to pay attention to what was being said sparked immediate mockery:
https://twitter.com/PeterKGeoghegan/status/868433518313037824
Trump obviously speaks fluent Italian so there is no need for headphones for translation https://t.co/CTq0N5iJu2
— Sam Stein (@samstein) May 27, 2017
Trump doesn't care what others have to say, he is just there for the photo ops. https://t.co/lQcj8PKXqa
— Artist Gail (@ArtistGailS) May 27, 2017
It's like the last day of term, and Trump's taken his Gameboy in rather than listen to the teachers https://t.co/yGTKvJBGHA
— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) May 27, 2017
Is the leader of our nation…asleep(?) mid-summit? https://t.co/2dWJw7m6qP
— Rebecca (@RebeccaKunau) May 27, 2017
What an embarrassment this oaf is. @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/QhELNYUb4b
— LiberalYogi (@Liberalyogi) May 27, 2017
Not to pour cold water on another #Resistance narrative, but even Chris Hayes and HuffPo’s Sam Stein agree there are other possibilities to consider:
Perhaps his looking down at something written could be a hint that he's reading a transcript.
— Rich Weinstein (@phillyrich1) May 27, 2017
Bending over backwards here but maybe he was reading an English translation of the prepared remarks?
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 27, 2017
I had the same guess as Chris, primarily because he looks to be glancing down at a piece of paper on the desk as the man speaks.
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) May 27, 2017
fair enough.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) May 27, 2017
Sean Spicer said Trump was listening to the translation:
As usual @POTUS wears a single ear piece for translation in his right ear https://t.co/Opm2qk1hOQ
— Stephanie Grisham (@PressSec) May 27, 2017
Many journos & other resistors might be wishing SNL was not on summer hiatus so they could mock this, regardless of the reality of the situation.
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