Quote of the Quote

President Donald Trump meets with European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen at the World Economic Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, in Davos, Switzerland. Evan Vucci, Associated Press

Observing Hermann quotes Donald Trump:

“This is not a time for pessimism. This is a time for optimism. Fear and doubt is not a good thought process because this is a time for tremendous hope and joy and optimism and action.” 

and then follows up with this:

I would translate that into German but German just doesn’t have that kind of vocabulary.