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jpak

(41,757 posts)
Fri Jul 21, 2017, 12:48 PM Jul 2017

Trump said he left his seat at G-20 dinner because the Japanese first lady spoke no English. She's p

Trump said he left his seat at G-20 dinner because the Japanese first lady spoke no English. She's pretty fluent

http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-trump-japan-first-lady-20170720-story.html

It’s yet another element of mystery concerning President Trump and Vladimir Putin — this one centering on the quality of dinner-party chitchat.

Trump says he went over to speak with the Russian president during a dinner in Germany earlier this month because he was unable to speak to his seat mate, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Akie Abe “doesn’t speak English … like, not ‘Hello,’” Trump told the New York Times in an interview Wednesday.

Not so.

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Lying sack

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Trump said he left his seat at G-20 dinner because the Japanese first lady spoke no English. She's p (Original Post) jpak Jul 2017 OP
Wrong, Trump. She just doesn't speak to assholes. MineralMan Jul 2017 #1
So...he didn't even say hello to her. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2017 #2
Wait...what happened to "I went over to speak with Melania".. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2017 #3

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
2. So...he didn't even say hello to her.
Fri Jul 21, 2017, 01:26 PM
Jul 2017

Stupid, rude cheeto.

Just go sit with Putin, then...everyone else hates you.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
3. Wait...what happened to "I went over to speak with Melania"..
Fri Jul 21, 2017, 05:38 PM
Jul 2017

*after I made a rather obvious hand signal I was gonna talk with to Putin"

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