• loutr@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      I’m not a native speaker, but would anybody say “build a dome” when talking about setting up missile batteries?

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        10 months ago

        We would. That’s a fairly normal thing to say.

        The problem is that Trump tends to use phrases like this literally. Not saying it’s the case this time, but it’s certainly on brand for him. My initial thought was that he’s advocating for getting rid of missiles and replacing such systems with an actual dome. It’s just so hard to figure out what he means sometimes.

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        10 months ago

        Because Isreal has a missile defense system called the Iron Dome. So Trump thinks the that all missile defense systems are called domes.