{"id":11139,"date":"2020-09-25T10:59:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T16:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=11139"},"modified":"2022-01-28T11:19:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:19:16","slug":"lopez-obradors-degrading-trip-to-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/lopez-obradors-degrading-trip-to-the-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"lopez obrador’s disgusting, degrading trip to the white house"},"content":{"rendered":"

mexican president andr\u00e9s lopez obrador<\/strong> visited u.s.president donald trump<\/strong> at the white house earlier this summer. does anyone even<\/em> remember now? if u are having trouble coming up with<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (remembering) any memory of the moment, no worries. mexican journalist <\/a>le\u00f3n krauze <\/a><\/strong>chronicled<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (described) the meeting<\/a>…<\/p>\n

mexican president andr\u00e9s manuel l\u00f3pez obrador visited president trump<\/a> as<\/em> part of his first official international trip, but the day\u2019s agenda in washington offered no clues as to<\/em> what made the trip<\/em> really necessary in the first place<\/em>, especially in the middle of a pandemic.<\/h4>\n

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in the phrase as part of<\/em>, as<\/strong><\/em> means in that capacity<\/em> or role<\/em>. in the phrase as to<\/em><\/strong>, as<\/em> means regarding<\/em>, in that respect<\/em>, trip<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (NOT travel) should be used as the noun for an excursion or visit. in the first place<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means as the first consideration<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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lopez obrador and trump (ap photo\/evan vucci)<\/em><\/h5>\n

during the meeting, president lopez obrador<\/a> spoke a few words about mexico\/u.s. relations that did not reflect the present reality. krauze explains…<\/p>\n

in his remarks<\/em>, l\u00f3pez obrador thanked trump for his kindness<\/em> toward<\/em> mexico \u2014 a truly bizarre statement directed at one of the most xenophobic<\/em> presidents of modern times.<\/h4>\n

remarks<\/a><\/strong><\/em> are comments<\/em>. kindness<\/em><\/strong> is an example of adding the suffix -ness<\/a><\/strong> to an adjective (kind) to create a noun. the pronunciation of <\/a>toward <\/a><\/strong><\/em>is a little strange<\/a> (the a<\/em> is the shwuh sound<\/a>); it means directed at. xenophobic<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means prejudiced against people from other countries<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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amlo thanked trump for his <\/i>kindness<\/i><\/u>, despite trump’s <\/i>xenophobic<\/i><\/u> rhetoric <\/i>toward<\/i><\/u> mexico. (anna moneymaker\/getty images)<\/i><\/h5>\n

lopez obrador’s subservient<\/em><\/strong> (passive, submissive) position is particularly frustrating considering how he talked about trump when he was campaigning to be president in 2018…<\/p>\n

as<\/em> a candidate, l\u00f3pez obrador had harsh<\/em> words for trump…[he] denounced trump\u2019s border wall as \u201ca monument to hypocrisy and cruelty,\u201d and compared the administration\u2019s anti-mexican rhetoric<\/em> to nazi germany. \u201cwe cannot consent to a state policy that undermines<\/em> the dignity of the legitimate interests of mexicans and the nation.\u201d …he showed none of that bluster<\/em> at the white house. given an opportunity to personally call out<\/em> trump\u2019s policies, he chose praise<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

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amlo <\/em>praised<\/em><\/u> trump, <\/em>rather than<\/em><\/a> calling out his <\/em>bluster<\/em><\/u> and <\/em>harsh<\/em><\/u> rhetoric<\/em><\/u> about mexico<\/em><\/h5>\n

additionally, during his campaign…<\/p>\n

[lopez obrador] promised a bilateral bond<\/em> based on mutual respect with the united states<\/h4>\n

but<\/p>\n

as<\/em> trump\u2019s first term comes to a close, mexico\u2019s president has garnered<\/em> the opposite: a lopsided<\/em> relationship based on american whims<\/em> and demands and mexican compliance<\/em> and degrading<\/em> gratitude. l\u00f3pez obrador leaves washington empty-handed<\/em>, having praised<\/em> the most actively anti-mexican u.s. president in recent memory.<\/h4>\n

a bond<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is a connection<\/em>. as<\/a><\/strong><\/em> in this context is at the same time<\/em>. garner<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is receive<\/em>, accumulate<\/em>. a whim <\/strong><\/em>is a sudden unusual idea<\/em>, an impulse.<\/em> compliance<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means mexico does what the u.s. says they should do<\/em>. degrading<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means humiliating<\/em>. the idiom <\/strong>empty-handed<\/em><\/strong> means with nothing<\/em>. lopsided<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is unfair<\/em>. disproportionate<\/em>. it can be used to describe physical objects that are expected to be the same size but are not<\/em>, as<\/em> it is in this funny video…<\/p>\n

in this example, as<\/em> means (as it does above) in that capacity<\/em>. harsh<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is strong<\/em>, critical<\/em>. rhetoric<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is a speaking style<\/em>. undermine<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means destroy<\/em>. bluster<\/em><\/strong> is aggressive speech<\/em>. call out<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means criticize<\/em>. praise<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is positive feedback<\/em>.<\/p>\n