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First Lady Akie Abe apparently sat in silence through their two-hour meal together.
by Cody Gohl 2h ago
The New York Times Wednesday, saying that though he found Abe to be a “terrific woman,” sitting next to her for two hours was “hard” because she “doesn’t speak English.”
“Like, nothing, right? Like zero?” Times writer Maggie Haberman clarified. “Like, not ’hello,'” Trump said.
“There was one interpreter for Japanese, ’cause otherwise it would have been even tougher,” he explained. “But I enjoyed the evening with her, and she’s really a lovely woman, and I enjoyed—the whole thing was good.”
The only problem? Turns out Abe might just know English after all.
On Thursday, the Internet unearthed video of the first lady delivering a keynote address at the R3ADY Asia-Pacific symposium in New York in 2014. In the clip, Abe reads off a prepared 15-minute speech:
Japan's First Lady Pretended Not To Speak English To Avoid Talking To Donald Trump
by Cody Gohl 2h ago
The New York Times Wednesday, saying that though he found Abe to be a “terrific woman,” sitting next to her for two hours was “hard” because she “doesn’t speak English.”
“Like, nothing, right? Like zero?” Times writer Maggie Haberman clarified. “Like, not ’hello,'” Trump said.
“There was one interpreter for Japanese, ’cause otherwise it would have been even tougher,” he explained. “But I enjoyed the evening with her, and she’s really a lovely woman, and I enjoyed—the whole thing was good.”
The only problem? Turns out Abe might just know English after all.
On Thursday, the Internet unearthed video of the first lady delivering a keynote address at the R3ADY Asia-Pacific symposium in New York in 2014. In the clip, Abe reads off a prepared 15-minute speech:
Japan's First Lady Pretended Not To Speak English To Avoid Talking To Donald Trump
They didn't do Obama, Clinton, Both Bushes nor Reagan nor any other president like that. It is not just her doing this. Other leaders have refused to shake his hand and their body language shows their disapproval. Him pushing the official to the side during photo shoots hows it's not some act he can turn on or off and people are protesting, non violently