President non grata: Trump often unwelcome and unwilling to perform basic rituals of the office

[DonViejo]

By Ashley Parker
August 28 at 6:49 AM

Shunned at two funerals and one (royal) wedding so far, President Trump may be well on his way to becoming president non grata.

The latest snub comes in the form of the upcoming funeral for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), which, before his death, the late senator made clear he did not want the sitting president to attend. That the feeling is mutual — Trump nixed issuing a statement that praised McCain as a “hero” — only underscores the myriad ways Trump has rejected the norms of his office and, increasingly, has been rejected in turn.

Less than two years into first term, Trump has often come to occupy the role of pariah — both unwelcome and unwilling to perform the basic rituals and ceremonies of the presidency, from public displays of mourning to cultural ceremonies.

In addition to being pointedly not invited to McCain’s funeral and memorial service later this week — where former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush will both eulogize the Arizona Republican — Trump was quietly asked to stay away from former first lady Barbara Bush’s funeral earlier this year. He also opted to skip the annual Kennedy Center Honors last year amid a political backlash from some of the honorees, and has faced repeated public rebuffs from athletes invited to the White House after winning championships.

“We’re not talking about a president going and having a rally in a state that voted against him,” said Tim Naftali, a presidential historian at New York University who previously served as the director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. “We’re talking about a president who can’t even go and participate in a ritual where presidents are usually welcomed, and that is one of the consequences of his having defined the presidency in a sectarian way.”

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[democratisphere]

1. incompetent to serve as president

or anything else.

[trueblue2007]

7. he is hateful, mean and cares nothing about anyone but himself. He is a failure.

[Zoonart]

2. UH NO!!!!

"We’re talking about a president who can’t even go and participate in a ritual where presidents are usually welcomed, and that is one of the consequences of his having defined the presidency in a sectarian way.

This is the consequence of one political party electing and then protecting a complete criminal asshole in the office of the President.

There...fixed it.

[Permanut]

3. I had the same reaction..

Good editing, Zoonart.

[Ohiogal]

4. He is a pariah and a buffoon

who cannot be allowed out into civilized society. What a total embarrassment he is.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. You can dress him up

But you can't take him out.

[Marcuse]

6. The Lowest Common Denominator

[Garrett78]

8. And, at the same time, Republicans running for office can't cozy up to him fast enough.

The Republican Party is completely Trumpified. Let's hope it costs them dearly.

[Scurrilous]

9. K&R