Curious to see if anyone else also thinks that Donald Trump’s voice and accent sound a little odd. I don’t often watch speeches or interviews that he gives, especially not in the last few years since he hasn’t been president, but often read about him in the papers.
He gave an interview the other day to Fox News - unsurprisingly - and his voice and accent just sounded strange. This is the clip of the Fox interview: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6354159042112
I think Trump’s accent has changed quite a lot over the last few decades, if you compare clips of him speaking now to say the 1980s or 90s. I know people’s voices change as they get older, but I didn’t think accents changed as much (particularly if you still live in the same town/area/country you were brought up in, as Trump has).
I don’t really understand why his voice and accent have changed so much - I don’t get how his current accent would appeal to voters at all.
He also says ‘China’ in a really weird way (so it sounds like ‘Chaaaiii-nah), which actually sounds racist to me, almost as if he’s imitating how a Chinese person might say it.
I’ve read that he’s changed his speech patterns so he sounds a bit like a preacher when he speaks at political rallies. I can understand that, as that helps to bring the crowds along with him and to engage them, but I don’t get the accent thing! Or maybe it’s just me and his accent hasn’t changed?
AIBU?