Linguist Weighs In On Trump's 'Would-Wouldn't' Explanation

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July 18, 2018

President Trump looks at his notes as he talks about his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with House Republicans at the White House on July 17, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

President Trump said Tuesday he misspoke at a press conference — using "would" instead of "wouldn't" — while talking about Russia's role in 2016 election interference, adding that it was "sort of a double negative."

Here & Now's Robin Young talks with linguist Ariel Goldberg (@arielmc_g), director of Tufts University's psycholinguistics and linguistics lab, about Trump's walk-back.

This segment aired on July 18, 2018.

Linguist Weighs In On Trump's 'Would-Wouldn't' Explanation

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