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Venezuelans who supported Trump now feel cheated: ‘They used us to win votes’
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I've recently read that when Trump’s speeches have been translated for non-English speakers, they are wildly different than what he is actually saying.
And when bilinguals translate for them directly, they aren’t believed because the literal translation is pants on the head crazy.
I quite believe that. And it's not the first time I heard this. But I'm yet to see any of these translations. Starting to feel like an excuse after hearing it multiple times without any sources.
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20250924/k00/00m/030/024000c
I don't have tabs on Spanish, but I can confirm, the Japanese language has a tough time conveying how batshit insane Trump's speeches are. It means they end up sanewashing him all the time. This article is about Trump's UN ramble this year.
Title reads: "Trump strongly criticizes UN, says climate change measures are 'fraudulent' in his general debate speech"
It's been a long time problem since his first term: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-interpreters-donald-trump-translate-struggle-us-president-white-house-speech-talking-style-a7596986.html
I mean it's not like western / European media isn't sanewashing him whenever they can get around quoting him directly, they pretend that he's "a bit weird and maybe not so nice" (so as per usual for a rich, disgusting fascist, but still disheartening to see).