Trumpkhov Finally Tells All

A year or so, when I was still working inside a post-production studio instead of at home, I had an idea. What if I wrote an interview of Trump, and then dubbed it into his mouth, in Russian, with English subtitles. Then I thought I would actually need a Trump-impersonating Russian actor so that the words came naturally out of his mouth — which fit the premise that Trump spoke fluent Russian.

Then the company I was working for got sold, and Covid happened. This grand idea was just too logistically unfeasible to pull off, and would require money I didn’t have. (Slowly I’ve rebuilt my business, thank God.)

But I had written the script, and it seems like the eve of Election Day is a pretty good time to share it. (I updated it from the original version.)

(Remember, Trump is speaking Russian. The “R” of his interviewer stand for “Reporter” — who switches to Russian as soon as Trump starts to.)

Интервью век (Interview of the Century)

R: So just to get it clear, you’re willing to give a full interview now, answer every question, and we agree to release it only when you tell us.

T: (In Russian) Yes, that’s correct. I wanted that agreement on camera. Much better than a contract.