Better than Trump

Rather strangely, Donald Trump complimented Joseph Boakai, President of Liberia, saying he was “speaking good English.”

It is odd in that English is the official language of Liberia, and thus it would be assumed that its president would be able to speak it fluently. It is also odd that he would know the difference, as President Trump’s own command of the language is tenuous. His speeches are often seen to be rambling at best and the rest incoherent and disjointed.

President Trump also creates new words, best illustrated with “Covfefe”. Creating new words is not a fault, as Shakespeare did so with over 1700 words added to the English language. Shakespeare however, was one of the greatest writers of plays, poems, and sonnets, whereas Trump is one of the greatest manglers of the language, as shown by numerous of his post-midnight tweets. He has insulted too many people, intentionally and accidentally to be the best that America has.

Dennis Fitzgerald, Melbourne, Australia