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Do the deaf even care about national and international affairs? Does it matter even if they did?

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.

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.

The National Association for the Deaf sued the Trump administration, arguing that the cessation of American Sign Language interpretation — which the Biden administration had used regularly — represented “denying hundreds of thousands of deaf Americans meaningful access to the White House’s real-time communications on various issues of national and international import.”
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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
It performative cruelty and a complete derogation of his obligations as a public servant. Adequate communication must surely take priority over his personal image.

Mind you, it is a pretty brave and resilient interpretor who takes on a White House press briefing these days!
sree251 · 41-45, M
@SunshineGirl
It performative cruelty and a complete derogation of his obligations as a public servant. Adequate communication must surely take priority over his personal image.

No one pays attention to the fat woman making signs and hand gestures unless she was giving the finger behind the President. Trump's obligation is to the people who can make the country great.