Trump hugs American flag after walking on stage at CPAC

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President Trump embraced the American flag as he walked on stage at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), making his fifth appearance at the gathering and his third since entering office.

Trump told attendees at the large conservative gathering that they are “reclaiming our nation’s priceless heritage, reversing decades of blunders and betrayals by the failed ruling class. America is respected again, and the world knows it.”

The president began a wide-ranging speech talking about tariffs, slamming the media and exuding confidence about his reelection chances in 2020.

Reflecting support among a wider swath of the party beyond the annual summit, a Gallup poll released last month found that Trump has an 89 percent approval rating among Republicans.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/432323-trump-hugs-american-flag-after-walking-on-stage-at-cpac

[Oneironaut]

1. How do people not see what a fraud he is?

[JHB]

12. 50 years of railing against "liberal media bias"...

30 years of Rush Limbaugh and other conservative talk radio ranters...
23 years of FOX News Channel...
12 years of Breitbart...

All of them fostering this mentality to give conservatives the margin of victory they'd never earn with their policies.

[spanone]

2. I believe he did that same thing last year. In reality he wipes his ass with it.

[Maeve]

8. I thought he was humping it

When you're a celebrity, they let you get away with it....

[spanone]

9. would not surprise me.

[Ms. Toad]

34. I was sure it was an old recycled photo

Until I found a 2019 article that included it

[Achilleaze]

3. OMG. What a desperate fraud.

[CDerekGo]

5. Thanks for posting this photo

At least now I know who NOT to patronize!

[Dem2]

6. pharisees, idolatry

And they call themselves "Christians"

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. I am surprised he did not hump the flag.....

[thegoose]

10. I want to see the fucker in prison

So much.....

[wcmagumba]

11. Imagine if a Democrat...

did this, the outrage for disrespect to a flag would be off
the Richter scale....hyp-o-crites!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

13. I'm not sure if he's trustworthy.

This West Virginia woman seems more 'Merican!

[superpatriotman]

14. If a trust fund baby who owns country clubs

and lives in an actual golden tower is not ruling class then what is?!!1?!

[Glimmer of Hope]

15. Traitor.

[shockey80]

16. Trump takes a piss on the American flag.

Thats what I see.

[Tanuki]

17. Reminds me of Bridget Fonda's beauty pageant dance routine

in the movie "Shag"

[Bluepinky]

18. Better that he hug a flag than a live person.

At least the flag doesn’t have to feel shame afterwards.

[MrsMatt]

19. The flag should file charges

for assault

[dalton99a]

20. .

[yortsed snacilbuper]

21. Did he pop tic tacs into his pie hole?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Trump humps the American flag after walking on stage at CPAC

Fixed it for you

[ForgedCrank]

23. he was probably just checking for those elusive "wire taps" he is always

claiming that President Obama planted everywhere.

[IADEMO2004]

24. Orange juicing on the flag. On and on and on and on.

[D_Master81]

25. I throw up when i see crap like this

hugging a symbol means nothing when you turn and shit on it when you leave. Any moron can wrap their arms around a piece of cloth. It takes a strong person to live out the ideals that it stands for even when it might be hard on you. But he wouldnt know anything about that now would he?

[stopbush]

26. Childish pandering. Such an ASSHOLE.

[kimbutgar]

27. It's it against the law to desecrate a flag?

[notinkansas]

28. An 89% approval rating

among the 30% (or so) of voters who have not entirely abandoned him?

I don't think 89% of all republican voters still support him.

[Sapient Donkey]

29. Whatta weirdo.

This is strange. How do they not see this as being extremely weird? Hugging a flag? It's like something I'd expect a drunk person pretending to be a president to do before giving a speech.

[kairos12]

30. He wipe his ass with the flag with his bone spurs act.

[Maxheader]

31. And now it needs to be cleaned..

[Vinca]

32. It's hard to believe this guy doesn't drink. He looks and acts slopped.

[Scurrilous]

33. That looks so genuine.

Trump loves America!!1!