Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini spoke recently in a public square in the Italian coastal town of Sabaudia. In the midst of the current government crisis, Mr. Salvini’s focus was on the migration crisis, and the recent governmental decree that dramatically increases the penalties imposed on NGOs whose vessels “rescue” migrants and bring them to Italy.

Mr. Salvini’s popularity is at an all-time high, as is that of his party, the Lega.

Notice the woman in the background giving a sign version of the interior minister’s remarks — her emphatic gesticulations and animated facial expressions are as expressive as we expect an Italian to be when speaking, in contrast to the sedate performance by a typical English-language signer.

Many thanks to FouseSquawk for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:

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