Trump’s immigration ban

Unless you’re a native American, you’re an immigrant or have an ancestor who was. This nation has long celebrated and honored those who come to join us in this democratic experiment. Part of the greatness of the country is a belief that in our freedoms lies the...

Trump doesn’t know good from great (or bad)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/26/in-his-first-major-tv-interview-as-president-trump-is-endlessly-obsessed-about-his-popularity/?utm_term=.5b91d0a11d15The way President Trump tells it, the meandering, falsehood-filled, self-involved...

Trump’s “American Carnage” speech

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-funeral-oration-at-the-death-of-reaganism/2017/01/21/4fc8bef6-dffb-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.htmlI have been a consistent Trump critic, but my expectations are never quite low enough.Nobody would mistake him for...

Trump not particularly coherent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/french-people-translate-donald-trump-us-president-language-speech-a7539461.htmlAn example of why translators struggle with Trump’s word salads:Look, having nuclear—my uncle was a great professor and scientist and...