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.
https://twitter.com/peteralexander/status/830118241917927424
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/830120943678844928
https://twitter.com/Diane_7A/status/830121826298773504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=255&v=XQoXOXefBEc
Video via DONALD TRUMP SPEECHES & PRESS CONFERENCE
