White House Grapples with Un-Presidential Trump After School Shooting

[Rhiannon12866]

‘This Is Who the American People Elected’: White House Grapples with Un-Presidential Trump After School Shooting

The White House was relieved when the president did not go golfing right after a national tragedy. But then he got a hold of Twitter...

In the days ahead of the long Presidents’ Day weekend, several White House aides had privately conceded to The Daily Beast that they were worried how it would look if their boss decided to go golfing, again.

Entering the weekend directly following the Parkland school shooting—at a time when family and friends of the victims, as well as survivors, were still grappling with what had struck their community—President Donald Trump was already scheduled to spend the next few days at his Florida resort getaway, Mar-a-Lago, where he famously takes long stretches of hours to golf and blow off steam. Senior White House officials were fully aware of how bad the optics would be, and how aloof the president would appear, if Trump hit the golf course to relax as another Florida community mourned and held memorials.

At least as of Sunday early morning, the president’s staff got its wish. Senior Trump aides began informing reporters that, despite the cooperating weather in Palm Beach, President Trump would not be golfing—out of respect for the solemn moment.

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Despite staying off the green, the president largely spent the weekend attempting to settle some scores with political enemies and perennial adversaries, binge-watching cable news, rage-tweeting late into the night, lashing out at his own national security adviser, and making the solemn moment about himself and his personal grievance.


https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-who-the-american-people-elected-white-house-grapples-with-un-presidential-trump-after-school-shooting

[SunSeeker]

1. Shitler being Shitler. nt

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I agree, he just can't help himself.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. They're using PlayDough to plug a rapidly sinking ship. It's hopeless. They should resign. . . nt

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Even other Republican presidents couldn't get away with any of Trump's ridiculous behavior

The bar has never been lower, and gets even lower every day.

[left-of-center2012]

4. Who's running the White House ?

"... spent the weekend attempting to settle some scores with political enemies and perennial adversaries,
binge-watching cable news,
rage-tweeting late into the night,
lashing out at his own national security adviser,
and making the solemn moment about himself and his personal grievance."

[OhioBlue]

11. right? It isn't like he is reading policy papers, getting briefed on ANY issues like

healthcare, DACA, budget, foreign affairs, education, status of the survivors, status of the loved ones of the deceased, or I dunno.... How to fucking prevent foreign interference in our free and open elections?

incompetent, lazy, treasonous bastard.

[brush]

12. Love your last line.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

19. If I may, insert ...'racist-misogynist' bastard. Thanks, that's much better!

[leftyladyfrommo]

20. And the party Saturday nite.

That was unbelievable.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

23. Quiet

He's having "Executive Time"

[flibbitygiblets]

5. Would it be too much to ask to have him do nothing but golf from now on?

He does a lot less damage when he's golfing. I know, it's galling, but it's still in everyone's best interest.

Mueller & Co can just bring their handcuffs to the greens when they're ready for him.

[Grassy Knoll]

7. Trump Feels So Put Out He Couldn't Play Golf...

...Because Of Optics, What A Phony Fuck.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

21. Those damned kids. How could they be so inconsiderate so as to get killed and mess up his golf?

I guess he'll just need to take the next several weeks off in order to make up for missed rounds.

NO COLLUSION! But there's conspiracy with the Russians all over the place.

[TomSlick]

8. I don't think I could continue to work there.

Putting aside personal honor (as I assume anyone working for Trump is willing to do), working in the Trump WH can't be good on the resume.

[riversedge]

10. It would be the last place I would work. Period

[world wide wally]

9. Sad

[Cha]

13. Too bad for them and Good for us..that

they can't put him on a leash. He is the most stupid person in the world for what he did after the horrible slaughter of the kids and teacher.

Mahalo, Rhiannon.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Every day when I turn on the news and hear what stupid and/or offensive thing he did that day

I am completely baffled that he's still there!

[Cha]

15. pos has too many doormats in congress

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Now that is even more baffling!

What do they hope to accomplish by enabling, let alone supporting, the most deplorable "elected" individual in history??

[Cha]

17. They want their tax cuts and obliterate

everything good that Dems have done for our Country.

And, they want to kill off the Planet because their Oil god requires it.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Well, he's bound to go down sooner or later - and they'll go right down with him

But you're right, it's going to take a really long time to repair all the damage.

[Wounded Bear]

22. No, the majority of the electorate elected Hillary...

the Electoral College elected Trump.

[kentuck]

24. "rage-tweeting"...

excellent!