556
submitted 6 days ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/world@lemmy.world

President Donald Trump just made it clear that he already has his eyes set on a new target following the US's capture of the president of Venezuela. During a press conference on Saturday, he urged Colombian President Gustavo Petro to 'watch his ass.' The threat marks a dramatic escalation in tensions across Latin America, with Trump openly invoking the Monroe Doctrine to assert US dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Hux@lemmy.ml 144 points 6 days ago

I will compliment the article’s author for using direct quotes from Trump.

Too often, the press tend to clean up his grammar so it makes sense and doesn’t seem so offensive to the literate.

Direct quotes like “watch his ass” and “got bum-rushed right so fast that he didn't get into that” help convey not only Trump’s sentiment, but how god-awful ignorant the fuckwit is.

[-] tarball@lemmy.zip 30 points 5 days ago

I live in Europe, so I often read coverage in my own language, which means Trump’s quotes are translated. Translators could easily smooth out the grammar and make him sound coherent, but they don’t. They clearly put effort into preserving not just the meaning, but also the tone and sheer incoherence. You end up with these translations that capture the rambling, the aggression, and the stupidity, just in another language.

[-] nomy@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago

I appreciate that your news sources don't try to sugar coat his incoherent rambling.

I wish domestic American news sources would be so honest.

[-] Taldan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I remember that being a big debate among Japanese news outlets in 2016, whether or not to directly translate, or translate the meaning, comprehensively. Unfortunately many outlets fell on the "comprehensive" side of the argument

[-] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

You should see how awful the translations into Spanish are. They make him sound coherent and intelligent when he is literally rambling about nothing.

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago
this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2026
556 points (100.0% liked)

World News

51812 readers
2465 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS