President Trump Issues Statement of Support in Persian to Protesting Iranians

GP ^ | January 11, 2020 | Kristinn Taylor

[Hojczyk]

“To the brave and suffering Iranian people: I have stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my government will continue to stand with you. We are following your protests closely. Your courage is inspiring.”

[catbertz]

Unfortunately, the Farsi translator pulled a practical joke on President Trump. This says “To the brave and suffering Iranian people,—15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance with Geico.”

I know some Persians, and they always appreciate a good deal! 😁

[Gator113]

Reminds me of song by Meat Loaf, “I’D Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”.

Gaetz is done, he will never make it back.

[frank ballenger]

I’m no expert but that reads like bro tramp bro to me :D

Just a joke and I can't do anything but use the online translators like anybody else. But do real diplomatic messages have such problems? Similar words, dual meanings, words that sound alike, and all that?

Melania speaks five languages, I believe. Maybe she can keep misunderstandings from escalating. And maybe Hunter Biden took a Babbel online language course in Ukrainian by now to impress people who think of him as a dolt.

[MinuteGal]

(The anti-Trumpers will say)......."Trump is going to get those protesters killed!"

You nailed it !

Leni

[Parley Baer]

Good for President Trump.

[windsorknot]

Already far more than Obama ever did.

I was just thinking the same.

[lonevoice]

Absolutely awesome. Best.Election.Evah! (بهترین انتخابات تا کنون!)

[teeman8r]

translation : mekkalekka hi mekka hiney ho

[DoodleBob]

When Howard Stern (who used to be good friends with Trump) took heat for some things he said about the late Selena, he announced he'd be making a statement. When the time came for the statement, Stern spoke only in Spanish.

Perhaps Trump took a page from Howard's book here.

[ETCM]

But do real diplomatic messages have such problems?

Only in adminisrations with a clown as SoS.

[cherry]

I would love for the Persians to throw off the reign of terror.....

[Gene Eric]

>> This is probably more destructive to Iran than a tomahawk missile.

Indeed. And a revolution is what Iran fears most.

[Swarthy Greek Immigrant]

Once oppressed people have no fear that the regime’s killer general is around then they tend to rise up.

[BTerclinger]

Anyone with a twitter account, please post this English excerpt and the Persian (computer) translation of "How We Burned In the Camps."

[CondoleezzaProtege]

LoL!

[11th_VA]

These people need ‘assault weapons’ and high capacity magazines - just sayin ...

[eartick]

IMPEACH HIM!!!!!! /s

[eartick]

We should not see the peaceful killing of protesters again

Ehhhh, when has killing become peaceful?

Maybe translation problem.

I think "killing of peaceful protesters" is what was being looked for in the statement

[Eleutheria5]

The world might at least pay some attention because of Trump’s statement of support. But the world watches only when there’s something on display. If Israel shut out all the NGOs and media and started strafing with Uzis the rioters that it now arrests and provides attorneys, the world wouldn’t know or care. Would anyone know about the Soviet Gulag if Solzhenitsyn and others hadn’t borne witness?

[Raycpa]

Trump is interfering with a legitimate foreign government.