The sentence uttered by the American journalist on the Italian RAI1 channel, known for his anti-Trump positions, was:
“Donald Trump gets on the plane with his escort and they go to Florida”.
Friedman’s first attempt at correcting with an “er, wife …” and a second at putting the blame on a translation problem was useless.
On social media, this did not go unnoticed and there was no lack of controversy.
The silence mixed with smiles that accompanied the episode in the studio also fueled the controversy.
Friedman: “Unhappy Joke” “I made an unhappy joke, in bad taste, so I apologize.” Alan Friedman then apologized for calling Melania Trump an “escort”.
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