quinta-feira, 2 de fevereiro de 2017

Black History Month

O Presidente Trump não tem speech writers. Faz sentido não ter porque uma das razões pela qual o Trump é influente com os seus fãs é exactamente o falar de forma muito terra-a-terra. No podcast Bloomberg Surveillance, na semana passada, Kevin Roberts, o autor de 64 Shots e guru de marketing, dizia que Trump falava como se estivesse a conversar com crianças da quarta classe. Nos EUA, o normal é tentar falar ao nível do oitavo ano, como vos expliquei anteriormente.

Em Fevereiro, celebra-se o Black History Month, um mês focado em honrar o contributo e o legado dos negros para os EUA. Para abrir o mês, Trump deu um discurso, cuja transcrição podem ler aqui. Começa assim:

Well, the election, it came out really well. Next time we’ll triple the number or quadruple it. We want to get it over 51, right? At least 51.

Well this is Black History Month, so this is our little breakfast, our little get-together. Hi Lynn, how are you? Just a few notes. During this month, we honor the tremendous history of African-Americans throughout our country. Throughout the world, if you really think about it, right? And their story is one of unimaginable sacrifice, hard work, and faith in America. I’ve gotten a real glimpse—during the campaign, I’d go around with Ben to a lot of different places I wasn’t so familiar with. They’re incredible people. And I want to thank Ben Carson, who’s gonna be heading up HUD. That’s a big job. That’s a job that’s not only housing, but it’s mind and spirit. Right, Ben? And you understand, nobody’s gonna be better than Ben.

Last month, we celebrated the life of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., whose incredible example is unique in American history. You read all about Dr. Martin Luther King a week ago when somebody said I took the statue out of my office. It turned out that that was fake news. Fake news. The statue is cherished, it’s one of the favorite things in the—and we have some good ones. We have Lincoln, and we have Jefferson, and we have Dr. Martin Luther King. But they said the statue, the bust of Martin Luther King, was taken out of the office. And it was never even touched. So I think it was a disgrace, but that’s the way the press is. Very unfortunate.

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Fonte: Donald Trump transcrito pelo The Concourse

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