This is too good…
You know when you’re talking to someone in a loud room and they say something you don’t quite catch. The straightforward thing is to ask them to repeat themselves.
But instead, you more than likely just give a half laugh and say, “Yeah”, and pray to hell that it’s an acceptable response to whatever they said. Well, this is kind of like that.
On Friday, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to the White House to meet with President Donald Trump.
During the Prime Minister’s remarks, Trump appeared to be nodding along and listening intently to the comments… all despite the fact he had forgotten to put in his earpiece to translate Abe’s speech.
Pres Trump doesn't appear to be wearing the translation earpiece during PM Abe's remarks. Wait, does POTUS speak Japanese? pic.twitter.com/MuHTDQjwhe
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) February 10, 2017
Wait, what? Then how can he understand what the Japanese prime minister is saying? https://t.co/ReheTv7Juq
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 10, 2017
Trump is NOT wearing a translator earpiece. This means he is PRETENDING to understand Japanese. pic.twitter.com/0cgmRCUgPv
— Diane N. Sevenay (@Diane_7A) February 10, 2017
Asked after the event if the President had worn his earpiece, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House deputy press secretary, said: “I don’t believe during that time. But he did see the text and they spoke quite extensively before the remarks.”
Trump did put in his earpiece later in the event, but at least we’ll always have those moments where he was just smiling and nodding along.
Video via DONALD TRUMP SPEECHES & PRESS CONFERENCE