‘He called me a genius,’ Trump has claimed on multiple occasions. ‘I think when he calls me brilliant, I’ll take the compliment, okay?’
Putin’s original Russian wording was ‘яркий’ or ‘yarkii’, which can indeed be translated as brilliant. However, it only means brilliant in the sense of bright and colourful, not intelligent.
Putin was essentially calling candidate Trump ‘flamboyant’ or a ‘colourful character’. Another translation might be, ‘Oh my god, they’re actually going to elect the clown. It worked!’
Be More Vlad
If someone with unwarrantedly high self-esteem lumbers into your workplace, a well-judged backhanded compliment is a great way to cut them down to size. If they have a hide as thick as Trump’s they may not even notice, but your colleagues will silently thank you for voicing what they were all thinking.
‘If you’re worried about getting away safely after the match you can hide in the back of my car.’
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