I hear ya, and I don't doubt you as I looked more into it shortly after you made your comment, and I heard different pronunciations depending on where you are at, as you stated.
I'd just assume that Trump isn't referring to anything "Stalin" with this as it would be pretty random, not being tied to anything. He chooses his words carefully, if indeed he means "Stalin" we'll get some type of confirmation later on.
I hear ya, and I don't doubt you as I looked more into it shortly after you made your comment, and I heard different pronunciations depending on where you are at, as you stated.
I'd just assume that Trump isn't referring to anything "Stalin" with this as it would be pretty random, not being tied to anything. He chooses his words carefully, if indeed he means "Stalin" we'll get some type of confirmation later on.
Oh it's definitely a reach.
When I saw it the first time he did it, it was the first thing to come to mind because that was my pronunciation whilst reading.
I'll just add that Stalin could indeed tie into Q drops if we look true Stalin history