Trump is so desperate for the photo op with the released prisoners he's at the airport at 2:30am

[TeamPooka]

He's so thirsty for a headline.
You can smell the desperation.
Welcome back folks, line up right away for your photo op, now you can go...

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

1. Remember when Dubya refused to meet the Navy crew returning after being captured by the Chinese?

He said he didn't want to be a distraction from their homecoming. The truth was he was embarrassed that the Navy reconnaissance aircraft was forced down, disassembled, examined in detail and returned in boxes. I thought this was one of the pettiest things I had ever seen a president do -- until Trump.

[IcyPeas]

2. Haven't they been punished enough?

They just want to get home.

Get lost trump.

[TeamPooka]

3. Boy is Trump going to be kissing North Koreas ass now.

[octoberlib]

9. He praised the hostage taker, thereby

playing right into Kim’s hands.

[spiderpig]

4. And as he burbled out his comments he closed with

"I really think we've set the record for ratings at 3am".

It's all about him.

[VOX]

10. He's the like the Patient Zero of embarrassing Americans.

It always starts with him (no, it doesn’t, but don’t tell him) and ends with him (no, it doesn’t, but don’t tell him).

Then comes the flood of embarrassment— knowing that the only thing this strutting buffoon REALLY cares about are his TV shares, his hair and his 6 hours of TV/day.

[RockRaven]

5. Trump's going to be disappointed that except those sycophants who already smoke his pole

nobody but their family/friends gives a sh*t about 3 random Korean-American guys nobody has ever heard of before. Until Pompeo made a scene about going to a meeting and securing their release 95+% of Americans didn't know a thing about them and 80+% still won't after it's plastered all over FoxNews tomorrow.

Trump is going to be frustrated as hell that Cohen pay-offs are still in the news tomorrow evening.

[JohnnyRingo]

6. I see he brought every Asian face he could muster.

It appears Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao was there for no other reason except that they had to drive on a road to get there.

[octoberlib]

7. Trump ran up to the top of

the airplane stairs and practically crowded the released prisoners off the platform. He couldn’t even wait for them to get off the plane, he was so afraid somebody would get in his photo op. The real tragedy is that the President of SK probably had far more to do with securing their release than Trump did. SK ‘s preferred method in the past to get things done has been bribery to get NK’s compliance.

[roscoeroscoe]

8. Bribery...

Right up Trump's alley. Hm.

Inauguration funds, let's go!

[octoberlib]

11. Trump even mentioned that he had the highest

ratings for 3am , evah. He’s despicable

[Demsrule86]

12. It was so pathetic...

[Vinca]

13. He should have saved it for the season finale.

[Orsino]

14. On a Thursday morning?

Good of him to put off his weekend.

[HipChick]

15. He didn't even know their names...just props for a photo op

[betsuni]

16. Those "Americans" needed translators because they couldn't speak English.

At least that's what I saw. Maybe they are, maybe they aren't, but I think it's theater.