Trump to Travel to Synagogue Shooting Site on Tuesday

[gratuitous]

After being told specifically that he wouldn't be welcome, Needy Amin decides to go review his latest handiwork in person:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-to-travel-to-synagogue-shooting-site-on-tuesday/ar-BBP4IhP?li=BBnb7Kz

President Donald Trump on Tuesday will travel to Pittsburgh to visit with family members of the victims of a Saturday shooting at a synagogue that left 11 dead.

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Trump will travel to the southwest Pennsylvania city over the objections of Jewish leaders, who said Sunday he is not welcome due to his sharp rhetoric, which they and other critics say spawns racial and religious emotions that can lead to violence.

I hope the synagogue closes and locks its doors against him.

[uponit7771]

1. Such a bastard ... such ... a ... bastard

[Caliman73]

2. Agree with your last sentence!!

When I saw the title of the post that was my first thought. They should close it up and let him stand outside, but you had written it as part of the post.

Completely agree. I would. I don't care if he is the president, pope, or king of the world. That asshole is at very least partly responsible for these idiots terrorizing fellow Americans. He shouldn't be allowed to foul the site any more than his followers already have.

[SallyHemmings]

3. He is just looking for a photo op

He should just stay away.

[AJT]

15. What member of the Synagogue would meet with him?

[aeromanKC]

23. A Photo Op to reinforce his advocacy to White nationalism.

Mr. President, please proceed.

[RockRaven]

4. They should close up, turn off all the lights, lock all the doors, and hold a press conference in

an entirely different part of town while Trump is scheduled to be there. Make it as explicit as possible that they are avoiding meeting with him.

[Grokenstein]

46. Nice! Or, Pull a One-Two Punch

Press conference elsewhere, PLUS a small delegation stays behind to "receive" theDotard and his entourage with large placards of his most embarrassing photos--the assorted bad hair days, the toilet paper stuck to the shoe, the "umbrellas, how do they work" moment, the various confused grimaces.

[getagrip_already]

5. the first funerals will be tomorrow......

That means services will be ongoing.

Who is he going to meet with?

Is he going to crash a funeral or service?

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. Wouldn't put it past him. EVERYTHING is about him and he just wants

a photo op to brag about meeting with family etc proof they don't blame him. He's disgusting.

[getagrip_already]

26. didn't ivanka crash mccain's funeral?

It seems to not be as off bounds as we think.

[Hekate]

29. Ivanka and Jared -- I heard it was Lindsay Graham who got them in. nt

[getagrip_already]

38. hmm, I heard they just showed up...

and that they weren't expected nor welcome.

[SMC22307]

60. No, it was Lindsey Graham who reached out to Cindy McCain...

allowing Sweatshop Barbie and her mute handbag of a husband to attend.

[pandr32]

33. He crashes weddings and meetings whenever he wants

...so crashing a funeral seems likely.

[saidsimplesimon]

6. Just like the family members

who showed up at McCain's funeral. I'm sure Sarah Huckster will spin this as many people invited him to come. The man baby has not a single moral value guiding his behaviour.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Doesn't he understand that he is not wanted?

He is such a self-centered narcissist that he can't even think of the victims and the families of the victims and what THEY desire. It's all about him and what he needs to feed his pathetic little ego. God, I hate him with a raging passion. What a disgusting POS!

[Grokenstein]

47. When They Told Him He Wasn't Welcome

...that's when he HAD to go. Nobody tells HIM what to do! He's gonna show THEM! He's president and they're not! Two scoops me! One scoop everyone else!

[Chellee]

61. Precisely.

Welcome to DU, btw.

[Cigar11]

8. They should all say they're Busy VOTING!

WTF ... is he expecting a crowd of supporters?

No one wan't to see him.

[Power 2 the People]

9. Boo and shout him down watch his nasty side come out.

Maybe that might wake some more people up.

[Johnny2X2X]

10. I hope someone spits in his face

He is directly responsible for the propaganda that caused these deaths.

[Blue Owl]

11. No Nazis or Nationalists Allowed

n/t

[Totally Tunsie]

12. He's deaf, despicable, and morally bankrupt.

STAY AWAY!!! YOU'RE NOT WANTED THERE!

[CincyDem]

13. No, they won't close their doors to him because that's not what we do...no matter what.

He will be welcomed. He will not get to pack the sanctuary with deplorables and a stand up group of sycophants behind him. I suspect they won't allow cameras. I suspect he will not be given a pulpit to spew from.

He will probably hear things from the members that he doesn't like. They won't hold back. He'll nod his head, say something utterly incomprehensible. Then he'll leave as clueless about the world as he entered.

And the congregants who meet with him will learn that the vain, void, vengeful person they see on TV is exactly who he is.

They may again ask respectfully that he keep his distance but if he shows up at the front door, I suspect he'll be welcomed even in through this pain.

[Docreed2003]

53. I'm quite sure you are correct

While I might personally be outraged that Trump would do this, i am sure that he will welcomed. He will be welcomed because that is the core of their beliefs, not because of the person. He will be welcomed in spite of his complicity. At least that is what I anticipate, having encountered the love and hospitality of many Jewish families in my life. Most are much better people than I could ever hope to be...I have no doubt they will represent the best of their faith traditions. In some ways, it makes me ashamed to think that I don't know that I would have the strength to do likewise.

[John Fante]

14. This is Gump's way of sticking it to those mean Jewish leaders who

told him he wasn't welcome.

More red meat for the Despicables.

[oberliner]

16. "I'm a citizen. He's my president. He is certainly welcome," Myers said.

A current and former leader of Tree of Life Synagogue split on Monday on welcoming President Donald Trump Pittsburgh in the wake of this weekend's deadly shooting.

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who was leading services at the Tree of Life Synagogue during Saturday's shooting, told CNN's "New Day" Monday morning that, "the President of the United States is always welcome."

"I'm a citizen. He's my president. He is certainly welcome," Myers said.

A former president of the synagogue, however, says Trump is not "welcome" in Pittsburgh following the shooting which was the deadliest anti-Semitic incident in US history that left 11 dead.

https://www.wral.com/synagogue-officials-split-on-potential-trump-visit-to-pittsburgh/17953811/

[marble falls]

17. Where do you stand on this?

[oberliner]

18. I have mixed feelings

On the one hand, I think he should go and listen to what the community there has to say. On the other hand, his rhetoric is vile (along with everything else about him) and I completely understand why people would not want him there. But there is still some gravitas about the office itself (extremely tarnished though it may be), and I think if the rabbi from the synagogue is saying he would welcome the visit, then that counts for something. Though I recognize that others in the community are opposed. So I guess I would say I am torn.

[hostalover]

20. I am not torn. He is a despicable piece of shit and he should not go.

[marble falls]

32. Well said.

[oberliner]

57. I can definitely understand that position

[Pity Puddles]

27. If I was a TOL member, I'd call for an emergency meeting designed to fire Rabbi Myers for that

comment and find someone a lot more progressive than this idiotic rabbi.

It's of my own opinion, and I stand by it. Let the Judas rabbi forget about the Holocaust, and invite the MAGAHitler in.

[DeminPennswoods]

36. Religious leaders are trained to forgive

I suppose that and Jewish tradition is where Rabbi Myers is coming from.

[bluescribbler]

19. I think that would be trespassing.

An impeachable offense.

[sinkingfeeling]

21. He'll jack up the traffic on election day as well as refusing to

abide by the wishes of Pittsburgh.

[cab67]

24. disgraceful

I'm a goy raising a Jewish daughter. It sticks in my craw when I say that the president of the USA should not besmirch a house of worship - any kind of honest worship - with his presence.

[Pity Puddles]

25. He was told to fuck off by the Pittsburgh Jewish community.

Therefore, he should be denied any landing clearance in the state of Pennsylvania.

[Moostache]

28. It is the Trump version of a "Victory Mosque"...

He shows up where he is not welcome and is in fact hurtful as a long, loud dog whistle to his Nazi supporters and fans...

He is totally disinterested in healing the grief of the community...in his mind, and from his own mouth, he feels they got what was coming to them for not living under constant armed vigilance and trigger-finger alert levels...maybe Air Force One will crash on the way.

[libdem4life]

30. So, here's the thing. He revels in pissing in people's decency.

His own administration can't "Make" him use a secure phone as he broadcasts to our enemies. Who in the current "Registered" Democratic Party will he NOT be able to chew up and spit out?

He is a petulant toddler with the nuclear codes.

[erronis]

31. Anyone concerned about having Muslim community groups trying to protect the synagog?

Dump's white-wing goons (some paid, some volunteer) will be too happy to cause a ruckus and the blame will be on anyone who isn't a WASP.

[The Liberal Lion]

34. I'm sure he will be met by a large contingent of protestors

[gratuitous]

41. I'd carry a sign

"Come to inspect your handiwork?"

[Fritz Walter]

35. Could we get the "baby donnie" balloon there to greet him?

I’d gladly pay big bucks to a Go Fund Me project that would place that blimp in front of the other blimp (cadet bone spurs).
Just to get the message across.

[DeminPennswoods]

39. That would not be appropriate right now

nt

[Lucky Luciano]

56. Let's not forget the many murders and serious injuries. no jokes.

[ProudLib72]

37. You do realize that this will stir the shit to overflowing?

If he is welcomed, there will be outrage that he went against an entire community's wishes. If he is shunned, there will be outrage with more violence against Jews from the right.

He just couldn't leave it alone. Nope, not this asshole!

[TNNurse]

40. I think the congregation should stay away

and he could be met by those nice folks in the Muslim community who offered to help.

[demtenjeep]

42. I would refuse his entry

maybe a huge banner that says Trump not wanted

[bdamomma]

64. Fascist

not welcomed. or what he says "Nationalist".

[NastyRiffraff]

43. What a despicable, evil man

He has to know that he's not welcome; they've SAID it. He's going anyway, because he's prezdint and he can, dammit. No Jew is going to tell HIM what to do.

I hate him so much.

[FloridaBlues]

44. Couldn't he just waited until after the funerals?

I would think the Synagogue is closed because it's a crime scene right now but I could be wrong.
Trump just has to be in limelight. What a complete idiot.

[NewsCenter28]

52. He needs this for the midterm bounce it will provide him with

Tomorrow will be a day of him being healer-in-chief, unifier, and Presidential, sadly, despite all of us knowing here that it’s an act.

[smirkymonkey]

54. It's going to bounce in the opposite direction.

His base will hate him for pandering to the Jews, everyone else will hate him for showing up at a solemn occasion where he was explicitly told not to attend. His lack of respect is obscene. He is so stupid, he doesn't even see what a bad move this is politically, let alone how morally despicable it is.

[liberal N proud]

45. Another photo op for the clown

[bdamomma]

48. for what?????

Donald only cares for Donald,

Divide and conquer and throw in fear. I hate this fucking man.

[Cha]

58. photo op for his fucked up base. Start more

trouble for his fucked up base. Ask if anybody thinks this is his fault for his fucked up base.

[iluvtennis]

49. Agree, they should lock up the synagogue. They asked trump to

Explicitly denounce nationalism. He hasn’t done that, so he’s not welcome.
What a leech he is

[TygrBright]

50. I hope nobody else shows up at all. n/t

[Cousin Dupree]

51. It's not Tuesday yet. Maybe something will happen to keep him away. He'll make the already

incomprehensible worse.

[TwistOneUp]

55. Don't worry - most Jews are Dems

And there's a reason why *many* of us are Dems. We've suffered at the hands of theocrats, and we all know that's what republicans are.

[Cha]

59. These are the stipulations trump was given if

he wanted to be welcomed..

The following sentences in the letter were boldfaced:

President Trump, you are not welcome in Pittsburgh until you fully denounce white nationalism.

President Trump, you are not welcome in Pittsburgh until you stop targeting and endangering all minorities.

President Trump, you are not welcome in Pittsburgh until you cease your assault on immigrants and refugees.

President Trump, you are not welcome in Pittsburgh until you commit yourself to compassionate, democratic policies that recognize the dignity of all of us.

https://www.bendthearc.us/open_letter_to_president_trump

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11336151

[jmowreader]

62. This could get bad

There's no way in hell Trump's handlers should allow him anywhere near the services. This is his fault, and his presence at the service would disrupt everything - and only slightly because the bastard would somehow manage to make the services all about him.

Besides...isn't there a Jewish law that forbids non-Jewish people from attending a funeral service? It's probably one everyone ignores because most people have friends of a different religion, but they should follow it now.

[bdamomma]

63. Pittsburgh doesn't want him

there due to funerals of the victims and lack of security for a visit, I hope he cowards out and he shouldn't go out of respect for the families. But he is a vengeful jerk, what an asshole he is.

[drexelkathy]

65. But wouldn't wearing the

kippah mess up his hair?

[Odoreida]

66. Sorry folks. The Rabbi invited him.

And "Jewish leaders" are just rich guys with media access.