Trump had Indian journalists' questions translated from English to English: 'I don't understand a single word'

Hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House, Trump requested that a conversation be translated from English to English during a press conference after failing to understand an Indian journalist's accent. It was learned that Trump had experienced the same issue with another Indian journalist before the meeting and sought help from interpreters to understand the questions asked.

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Trump had Indian journalists' questions translated from English to English: 'I don't understand a single word'

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US President Donald Trump experienced communication difficulties during his meeting with Modi at the White House. During the two leaders' joint press conference, Trump, unable to understand an Indian journalist's accented English, asked interpreters to translate the English question. It was learned that Trump had also failed to understand another Indian journalist before the press conference.

Unable to understand the Indian journalist's question, Trump told the journalist that they needed to raise their voice, stating, 'I don't understand a single word of what you're saying.'

A similar situation occurred before the meeting. When Trump appeared before the cameras with Modi, he failed to understand an English sentence from an Indian journalist and told them to repeat their question.

Previously, during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump had also failed to understand an English question from an Afghan journalist and left the question unanswered, wishing the journalist 'good luck.' Trump had told the Afghan journalist, 'You have a nice voice and accent, but I had trouble understanding what you were saying.'