They started this too late': Trump officials and allies anxious about July 4 fest

[brooklynite]

Politico

The White House and Republican National Committee have spent the past week scrambling to distribute VIP tickets to President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

Now, White House officials and allies are wringing their hands over the risk of the hastily arranged event morphing into Trump’s Inauguration 2.0, in which the size of the crowd and the ensuing media coverage do not meet the president’s own outsized expectations for the event.

They started this too late and everyone has plans already,” said Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor and CEO of the drilling services company Canary, LLC. “Everyone will be there in spirit, but in reality, people planned their July 4th activities weeks ago.”

Less than 36 hours before the event, White House aides were crafting Trump’s speech, while administration and RNC officials finalized the guest lists.

[leftieNanner]

1. As my Dad used to say

My heart, she bleeds.

[Botany]

2. There is a God

https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/dc/washington/20509

[underpants]

3. With the kind of money these VIPs probably have they planned their 4th a looong time ago

If they aren't just going to the river or lake house.

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Idiot. And this guy is our so called president. Just about everybody I know and see do a much ...

better job of planning things in advance and getting things done. And this guy is a supposed rich guy?

God...what a joke.

[stillcool]

5. it's his party..

he can cry if he wants to. What about hair and make-up in the rain? That's got to be right up there with people ditching his party.