Angela Merkel on the US leaving the Paris Accord: "I deplore this"
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Heads up: based on an alternate translation, Merkel is actually saying "regretfully" or "unfortunately" rather than that she "deplores"it
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Update: here's a story explaining how Merkel was mistranslated and didn't say "deplore"! Uh oh! German is hard! buzzfeed.com/amberjamieson/
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If you listen to the original German version, you'll find out that #Merkel didn't say "I deplore this" but rather: "regrettable"
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Yes I know! I actually just wrote a whole story about it: buzzfeed.com/amberjamieson/
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The President is out of step with US cities, States and business at some point he is going to have to concede.