The way he uses it here would at surface level gives the impression that he does not really think the Iranians are "strange" or "begging" but I wonder if he just using as emphasis where italics, for example, would have been more appropriate.

But then again he did say before "so called "straight" [of Hormus]" in quotations (and spelt incorrectly) implying he is not sure why it is called a strait because it is not straight and does not know the difference at the time between straight and strait.

And then on the otherside we have battle hardened polylingual leaders with advanced degrees in philosophy and mathematics while British radio journalists trying to be condescending to Iranians for daring to fight and speak out against imperialism.

[–] DornerStan@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 days ago

Using quotation marks for emphasis is in-style for boomers on facebook, so you're probably right. Also using them for scare quotes, sometimes in the same sentence, adds to the charm.

[–] pyromaiden@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 days ago

Trump's mastery of the English Language is on par with that of a dog's.