Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image

[USS_Dauntless]

https://apnews.com/article/american-sign-language-trump-white-house-7ac33c635cdefd22154d6eb7e47d3d55

The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public,” part of a lawsuit seeking to require the White House to provide the services.

Department of Justice attorneys haven’t elaborated on how doing so might hamper the portrayal President Donald Trump seeks to present to the public. But overturning policies encompassing diversity, equity and inclusion have become a hallmark of his second administration, starting with his very first week back in the White House.

https://apnews.com/article/american-sign-language-trump-white-house-7ac33c635cdefd22154d6eb7e47d3d55

[BOSSHOG]

1. And God Forbid people in wheelchairs in the aisles

[a kennedy]

2. Just gawd damn fawk him!!!!!!!

He has absolutely just fawking killed our country!!!!!!

[Captain Zero]

3. Same reason they no longer issue TRANSCRIPTS.

Reading a transcript of what actually comes out of his mouth makes him appear to be a lunatic.
(Which he is.) That's why they stopped issuing those. Censorship.

Can you imagine what an ASL interpretation makes him appear to be? So what do they do? They stop providing them. Censorship.

Try this. Run an audio recording of one of his speeches through AI to get a written transcript.
Sit back and read that for a laugh, or to cry.

[Maru Kitteh]

4. The guy speeding towards disability takes time out of his busy schedule

to do this.

[Thomas Hurt]

5. Trump is a fascist and is diminishing, discriminating and dehumanizing those who are "undesirables".

[Whiskeytide]

6. ASL interpretation for a Тяцмp speech might be ...

… one of the top 5 hardest jobs in the universe.

[msongs]

7. whenhe is appearing as government employee president he has no right to control his image IMO nt