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Trump admin fights to bar ASL interpreters from press briefings. Says it hurts his image.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:40 pm
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The Trump administration is fighting to keep American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters from interpreting White House press briefings in real time after the The National Association for the Deaf (NAD) sued the President’s team in May.
Attorneys for the Department of Justice have argued that allowing signing “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public.”
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This post was edited on 12/14/25 at 5:41 pm
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Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:43 pm to LSUTANGERINE
I guess MAGA isn’t deaf.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:46 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Aren’t they close captioned anyway?
Anyway, this sounds like a BS story
Anyway, this sounds like a BS story
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:49 pm to SallysHuman
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Aren’t they close captioned anyway? Anyway, this sounds like a BS story
They are close captioned. The argument is that there can be inaccuracies and delays in closed captioning. I think we’ve all seen those.
It’s not a BS story.
The last Trump administration was successfully sued when they tried to bar ASL interpreters.
This post was edited on 12/14/25 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:49 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Paywall. I doubt it is as described by the “reporter”. Would love to be able to read the actual lawsuit.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:50 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Age/Sex/Location?
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:50 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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They are close captioned. The argument is that there can be inaccuracies and delays in closed captioning.
Same could be said of ASL.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:51 pm to LSUTANGERINE
figures. he'd like t eliminate all press other than the sycophants... We all know that the deaf are commies, right?.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:51 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Honestly, who gives a frick?
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:52 pm to SallysHuman
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Same could be said of ASL.
How would you know?
Anyway, what do you think the problem would be with having a live real-time interpreter?
This post was edited on 12/14/25 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:53 pm to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
Could you imagine trying to keep up with his rambling off topic weave that he does. No thanks. How do you sign he's sleeping?
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:53 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Anyway, what do you think the problem would be with having a live real-time interpreter?
We have to pay a sign language chick? What would be the problem without having one?
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:55 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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How would you know?
I actually know a bit.
Anywho- most of us have likely seen stories of highly unqualified translators used in government messaging.
Anyway- be it CC or ASL or fuggin mandarin, there is the possibility of there being delays and inaccuracies.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:56 pm to Bbobalou
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Could you imagine trying to keep up with his rambling off topic weave that he does. No thanks. How do you sign he's sleeping?
Biden isn’t president anymore, bud.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:57 pm to LSUTANGERINE
No one has ever liked them. Even deaf friends of mine who read lips and can follow closed caption make fun of the ASL folk.
It's not something EVERYONE needs to be a part of. It just isn't.
It's not something EVERYONE needs to be a part of. It just isn't.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 5:59 pm to SallysHuman
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Anywho- most of us have likely seen stories of highly unqualified translators used in government messaging. Anyway- be it CC or ASL or fuggin mandarin, there is the possibility of there being delays and inaccuracies.
Why not both?
I’ve never seen a politician, regardless of political affiliation try to have an ASL interpreter barred, especially because it would “hurt his image“.
This post was edited on 12/14/25 at 6:02 pm
Posted on 12/14/25 at 6:00 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Anyway, what do you think the problem would be with having a live real-time interpreter?
Easy it is a total waste of tax payer dollars when CC is already done. But hey let’s just waste more money since we are giving illegals billions already right?
Posted on 12/14/25 at 6:01 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Why not both?
Why not have two government funded sources of inaccurate information?
Posted on 12/14/25 at 6:02 pm to LSUTANGERINE
ASL at press conferences is virtue signaling and the signers are seeking attention.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 6:03 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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I’ve never seen a politician, regardless of political affiliation try to have an ASL interpreter barred, especially because it would “hurt his image
Do you really care though?
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