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| Jeff Flake offers rare defense of President Trump over 'Nambia' flub |
| 2017-09-22 |
| [Wash Examiner] Sen. Jeff Flake offered a rare defense of President Trump on Thursday over the president's pronunciation flub of an African nation. Trump was widely mocked Wednesday when he mispronounced Namibia as "Nambia" while praising the country's healthcare system in a speech to African leaders. The mistake earned him headlines like "Trump praises health care of Nambia, a nonexistent African country" from CNN. In a tweet Thursday evening, Flake, who is a vocal Republican critic of Trump's, asked people give Trump a pass on this one. "Give @realDonaldTrump a break on Namibia. I lived there during independence. Great country, tricky pronunciation," he said. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Imagine the outrage had he said German South West Africa If Trump says "Rhodesia", he can be President for Life. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2017-09-22 17:12 |
| #3 Re-election time is coming up... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-09-22 09:02 |
| #2 "Corpseman" FIFY Obumbles had a way with words, didn't he? As long as the teleprompter was working, without it not so much. "Cinco de Cuatro" |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2017-09-22 08:50 |
| #1 Luckily, President Trump refrained from referencing the "57 States" or a United States Marine "Corpsman." Imagine the outrage had he said German South West Africa. Any thanks for Namibian healthcare should go to German and South African colonists, not the indigenous tribal peoples. But before you lift a glass, the life expectancy over all is still under 64 years. Much is yet to be done, but much 'can' be done, when a country is free from 'endless wars.' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-09-22 06:53 |