MSNBC reporting Trump not to attend Bush funeral!!

[samplegirl]

Trump not attending....How did this happen?

[Hekate]

1. Does the poor baby have low energy?

[Perseus]

70. The Bushes most probably sent a message to the WH to make sure he would not show up

John McCain 1st, now the Bushes...when the people in your own party don't want you, and of course there is plenty of reason for that, you know you are in trouble.

Persona Non Grata

[kstewart33]

74. The NYT reports this pm that he will attend but will not speak. nt

[hlthe2b]

2. Mueller heartburn increasing?

[leftieNanner]

3. I hope they un-asked him!

Or when he found out that it wouldn't be a MAGA Rally, he decided not to go.

[samplegirl]

4. I believe the Bush family

Made a call!

[LanternWaste]

5. Maybe rain is in the forecast.

[Leghorn21]

13. D'OH!!

[Thomas Hurt]

14. Thursday 20% and Friday 100% FWIW

[jrthin]

35. Bad person, you.

[Power 2 the People]

72. LOL

[Iliyah]

6. He's been put into a corner . . .

Why isn't he during rapid denials (tweets) about Russia?

[enid602]

75. Time out

He really does need a very, very, very long time out.

[Achilleaze]

7. republican Draft-dodger-in-Chief whimps-out. Again.

At least the republican misleader is consistent. FAIL all the time.

[dsc]

8. It is hard not to drive oneself nuts saying this

but just imagine if either Clinton or Obama had behaved this way. The man hasn't gone to a single funeral of a political American who has died while he was in office. Simply amazing.

[Kahuna7]

9. The funeral could last a couple of hours. He wouldn't

be able to sit still that long.

[Doodley]

87. Depends.

[dembotoz]

91. yes it would be full

[Botany]

10. 2 things

Individual 1 knows his end as POTUS is near

He must have seen HW's quote that he is unfit to be President.

[samplegirl]

15. Someone made a call! Trump invited himself most probably!

[LoveMyCali]

61. I heard earlier today on MSNBC

I'm not sure which show because I was listening while in my car, that GWHB had requested that he be invited out of respect for the office even though he didn't think much of Trump.

[monmouth4]

20. And, he did vote for Hillary! Ouuuuccchhh..n/t

[Eliot Rosewater]

34. He does what he did at charity events, shows up in the middle, physically positions himself

somehow as a generous donor, never gave a single penny to charity in his entire life, but many thought he did many times.

Then leaves early, etc.

Worst human alive.

[gratuitous]

11. Would you let in a dog that wasn't house-broken?

Who wants Trump piddling all over the place?

[mindfulNJ]

12. What a lily livered

chicken shit! The big baby can't stand when he's not the center of attention...even at a funeral!

[Totally Tunsie]

77. I yearn for the day he IS the center of attention at a funeral...

His own.

[SergeStorms]

84. What you said!

[mindfulNJ]

85. Ha!

[octoberlib]

16. I heard them say that Trump won't be allowed to give a eulogy but they said he's not attending?

[samplegirl]

17. They don't really want him there!

[wasupaloopa]

18. Hillary and Bill will be there.

Probably many more people he talked trash about.

[torius]

44. Maybe he's scared Hillary will make a citizen's arrest!

[KCDebbie]

46. I'll bet Barack and Michelle will be there, too!

Maybe even Beyonce and Jay-zee!

[Solly Mack]

19. Now that makes more sense. I found it surprising when it was reported he would attend.

[book_worm]

21. strange, it was announced that he was--maybe the Bush family decided otherwise.

[smirkymonkey]

22. So do we know for sure whose decision this was?

Did they un-invite him or did he throw another hissy-fit because he realized that he wouldn't be the center of attention?

[book_worm]

23. I'm reading he is attending but not speaking.

[bdamomma]

25. so he is going

but not speaking?? I read this in another thread.

[onenote]

37. Has this been reported anywhere else?

Everyone else still seems to be reporting that he'll attend but not speak.

[AJT]

38. Oh please have Clinton and Obama speak....and have the cameras on 45.

He would be livid......and to see his face.

[MFGsunny]

26. K & R

[33taw]

27. Is there a link to this story?

[LeftInTX]

28. I'll wait till I hear a few more reports verifying this...

Sometimes the media goofs.

If so, it is unprecedented.

[JohnnyRingo]

36. Reported on MSNBC ten minutes ago.

No comments from either family.

[brooklynite]

30. Is it possible you misheard?

Current reporting is that he'll attend bu not speak.

[former9thward]

31. Nobody else is reporting this.

[AJT]

32. He thought he would get to walk(or take a golf cart) in front of the hearse.

Nobody sticks the donald in a secondary position!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

39. The reason is crystal clear, and has nothing to do with GHWB.

He does not want to be in the same room as the Clintons and Obamas.

Period.

Good riddance. Not like anyone actually wanted him to go.

[bigtree]

41. if true, it's likely because he was told he couldn't speak

...epic pique.

[Corgigal]

50. I don't want him near Obama and his family.

Obama preserved the evidence and sent it to our allies. I know the Obama and Clinton families can both handle this event, I just don't think they deserve it.

[LanternWaste]

52. My guess is that Trump does not want to be ignored by a LOT of very popular dignitaries.

It wouldn't play well at all to his vanity over the next week to see clip after clip of politicians discussing, talking, smiling and acting as adults do among themselves at the state funeral while he is kept at arm's length by anyone with good taste.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

54. There's a reason why in his pre-political days he invited the Clintons to his wedding.

It wasn't because he actually valued anything about Bill Clinton. He just wanted to say that a former US President was at his wedding.

[Totally Tunsie]

80. Ding! Ding! Ding!

[samplegirl]

40. No link to this as of yet!

[onenote]

48. Probably because its not true.

I don't know whether MSNBC reported this or not. But they don't have it on their own website and no one else is reporting it, so I'm going with either they didn't really report this or they did report it, but really screwed up by not verifying what they were reporting.

[EffieBlack]

42. I didn't hear that

I heard them say he wasn't speaking at the funeral, not that he wasn't attending.

NY Times is also reporting that:

Link to tweet

[libdem4life]

43. I'm thinking he invited himself...his folk said he would be attending.

Did not read anything about an invite. Of course they don't want him there. Could have been Clinton and GW and Obama...all three. He's smeared all three of them. Then again, there's Melania. I'm thinking she's about done being laughed at along side, or more correctly, behind him. And with all of the legal presidents there?????

So, anxiously awaiting confirmation, although MSNBC would likely be the first to hear...report????

Either way, it's another clusterfu## from our Embarrasser in Chief.

[C_U_L8R]

45. He has no respect for the office.

What a dipshit.

[oberliner]

47. No, they are not reporting that

You should delete this.

[LanternWaste]

55. Damn. There's my Monday morning irony. Woosh!

"You should delete this..."

[sarcasmo]

49. self delete

[samnsara]

51. shep just said he will go but not speak..that was just now

[Tarc]

53. There are people tweeting just now that they heard this on MSNBC as well, but

I'd like to see confirmation.

[Gothmog]

56. Will trump meet with family in lieu of attending service?

Link to tweet

[LeftInTX]

76. Unless I hear from other sources, I assume he's going

I kept Googling and couldn't find anything about not attending.

I did read on Politico that HW specified that he wanted Trump to attend his funeral.

I'm thinking MSNBC misspoke.

I remember all of the news media were saying that Pence was gonna leave the ticket after the "grab em by the _____ " video. Just saying....

[Tipperary]

57. No one is reporting this that I have seen.

Please post a link.

[louis c]

58. I can't find it anywhere, either

[Historic NY]

59. Trump to Attend Bush Funeral, but Won't Deliver Eulogy

NY Times 1 hrs ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/us/politics/trump-george-bush-capitol.htmlhttp://]

[Jarqui]

60. Tweet from Trump saying he's going to pay his respects

Link to tweet

Maybe the report confused that he isn't eulogizing with him not attending ...?

Maybe Trump got ticked off that he is not giving a eulogy and canceled ... ?

[malaise]

62. He's pissed he wasn't invited to speak

Bring out the violins.

Please lock up this vile creature.

[Maggiemayhem]

63. He may be afraid of his former pal Putin

Now that the Kremlin has rolled, he could be afraid of an attempt on his life.

[Polybius]

64. Link?

N/t

[pnwmom]

65. Everyone else is saying he'll be attending the funeral but not giving a eulogy. n/t

[Tipperary]

82. And once again, a false news op will be allowed to stand.

Smh.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

66. Count on Trump doing something that day to draw attention to himself

or doing something he wants to hide.

[Honeycombe8]

67. Maybe it's predicted to be drizzling? Or maybe he doesn't want to see someone who isn't HIM honored.

Probably the latter.

[JDC]

68. He probably assumed the invite, the Family said F off

[FSogol]

69. Trumpy: "You can't make me"

It is doubly embarrassing to send Mike Pence since he always tries to hump somebody's leg.

[world wide wally]

71. He must have cancelled because of Bush's death

Like his press conference after the G20

[MarianJack]

73. Is there rain in the forecast?

RESIST!

[samnsara]

78. hes going just not speaking.. i wonder if he and HRC will share a moment?

[steventh]

79. Nicole Wallace said Trumps attending tonight

Was she mistaken or contradicted by another reporter?

[Roadside Attraction]

81. Rain forecast

Besides, he needs a few rounds of golf after all that tweeting.

[samnsara]

83. i think its this service hes not attending..all of congress is here!..

...the official funeral hes to attend but with his mouth taped shut. Its sad to see Ws face, hes lost both his beloved parents in a very short time.

[brooklynite]

86. Reportedly he'll come by alone sometime this evening

[NastyRiffraff]

88. Don't know if this is true or not but

I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't attend. They told him he couldn't speak, and we know he must be the center of attention at any event. Besides, he's always happier with a bucket of KFC and a sixpack of Diet Coke, in bed with his phone and watching Fox.

[Fritz Walter]

89. If he couldn't find time to make it to Arlington on Veterans Day...

...Individual 1’s presence at this solemn occasion is not desired.

Besides, his bone spurs would probably flare up again.

My recommendations to the SCROTUS:
• Go play golf;
• Go pound salt; or
• Go fuck yourself!

[UTUSN]

92. I seldom Rec without K-ing, so here

[AnnieBW]

93. The Focus Won't Be On Him

He doesn't want to go anywhere where he isn't the center of attention.