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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,192 posts) Thu Jul 18, 2019, 01:31 PM Jul 2019

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'You had the Nobel Prize?' Trump learns of Yazidi activist Murad

Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared unfamiliar with the work and cause of Nobel laureate Nadia Murad as she pleaded with him to help the Yazidis of Iraq.

Murad, one of thousands of women and girls from the ancient faith abducted by the Islamic State group as they overran swathes of Iraq in 2014, joined a group of survivors of religious persecution who met Trump in the Oval Office on the sidelines of a major meeting at the State Department.

After Murad explained how her mother and six brothers were killed and that 3,000 Yazidis remained missing, Trump said, "And you had the Nobel Prize? That's incredible. They gave it to you for what reason?"

With little pause, Murad, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year, repeated her story.

https://news.yahoo.com/had-nobel-prize-trump-learns-yazidi-activist-murad-232042464.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=tw

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'You had the Nobel Prize?' Trump learns of Yazidi activist Murad (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2019 OP

What Trump meant: no_hypocrisy Jul 2019 #1

"A foreign woman took my prize?" DBoon Jul 2019 #5

Sounds like trumpy's staff did not give him a history lessor--OR he just did not learn, nor listen.. riversedge Jul 2019 #2

According to everything I've read, Trump has zero interest in briefings. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #4

He doesn't give a shit ismnotwasm Jul 2019 #3

Bingo mercuryblues Jul 2019 #6

Trump is an idiot Gothmog Jul 2019 #7

no_hypocrisy

(46,185 posts)

1. What Trump meant:

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2019, 01:35 PM

Jul 2019

"You have MY Nobel Prize ? ? ?

DBoon

(22,397 posts)

5. "A foreign woman took my prize?"

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 18, 2019, 01:51 PM

Jul 2019

riversedge

(70,299 posts)

2. Sounds like trumpy's staff did not give him a history lessor--OR he just did not learn, nor listen..

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2019, 01:37 PM

Jul 2019

but what a stupid stupid thing for him to say to her.

highplainsdem

(49,034 posts)

4. According to everything I've read, Trump has zero interest in briefings.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 18, 2019, 01:43 PM

Jul 2019

ismnotwasm

(42,008 posts)

3. He doesn't give a shit

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2019, 01:41 PM

Jul 2019

mercuryblues

(14,537 posts)

6. Bingo

Reply to ismnotwasm (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 18, 2019, 02:23 PM

Jul 2019

He couldn't care less why she has a Nobel prize. He only cares that a foreigner has one and he doesn't.

Gothmog

(145,554 posts)

7. Trump is an idiot

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2019, 03:44 PM

Jul 2019

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