Trump went golfing this morning, after dozens of retweets & 1 tweet, no mention of John Lewis

[highplainsdem]

Trump thought it necessary to post a congratulatory tweet for Sean Hannity's substitute host on Fox last night.

But not one word about John Lewis.

Not one word about Lewis in any of the tweets from other people that he retweeted, either.

Trump is a soulless monster who's probably stewing in toxic envy this morning, unable to watch any more cable news as the tributes to Lewis pour in.

[highplainsdem]

1. Tweet from the Atlantic's Edward-Isaac Dovere:

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Any other president would have said something about John Lewis & probably given him a state funeral—and not just Democrats: George W. Bush was at the 50th anniversary march in Selma.But Trump, as he did with not lowering flags for McCain, has said nothing.He is currently golfing.

[Zoonart]

2. Eff him to infinity.

[highplainsdem]

3. Lincoln Project: It's despicable that Trump and the White House have yet to make a statement on the

passing of American hero, Rep. John Lewis.

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[highplainsdem]

4. Joe Lockhart, re a tweet from a CBS reporter about their asking several times for a statement:

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This is deliberate. @realDonaldTrump and his minions believes he gets nothing by putting out a statement that will be compared to previous statements and he thinks he gets something from his racist base that he won't be the guy who honors blacks.

[hatrack]

5. I don't fucking WANT him to say anything . . .

It would just be comms intern boilerplate bullshit anyway.

[Kingofalldems]

6. It's another dog whistle to the cult.

[SallyHemmings]

7. His words would ring hollow

I wish trump would spend the rest of his term golfing. He would do less damage.

[spanone]

8. face it, trump hates brown people. he's shown it time after time.

[HotTeaBag]

18. You know, I didn't used to believe that.

I honestly thought that Trump was purposefully being a tabula rasa for the racist contingent of the Republican party onto which they could project their ideas without any contradiction from him just so he could garner their support, while retaining the deniability of 'actually' being a racist.

I always figured he simply didn't care about people - black, brown or otherwise - not even about white people who couldn't do anything for him. It always struck me that he just looked down on everyone.

But, it seems that he is in fact a full-blown racist.

[Penn Voter]

9. No Suprise

It is better tRump doesn't say anything. His words will mean nothing.

[Renew Deal]

10. It might be better if he doesn't say anything

Because there is nothing he can say that anyone will believe.

[irisblue]

11. I'd much rather he keeps Rep Lewis' name out of his mouth and off his timeline

But that is just me

[highplainsdem]

12. Kurt Eichenwald tweet:

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A giant in history passes, a man who advanced the causes of civil rights and basic humanity. Barack Obama and Joe Biden issue long, heartfelt statements celebrating the life and power of John Lewis. Trump stays silent, goes golfing. That says everything you need to know.

[drray23]

13. It might be just as well.

I cant imagine what despicable bullshit he would come up with if he attempted to appear saddened by John Lewis death.

[highplainsdem]

14. Raw Story tweet and article:

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[highplainsdem]

15. ABC's Cecilia Vega:

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[highplainsdem]

16. Rick Wilson:

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[irisblue]

17. They are gearing up, McEnany put up a tweet about an hour ago.

I'm not bringing that tripe over here today.

[kskiska]

19. But he has a bust of Martin Luther King in the Oval Office.

[Turbineguy]

20. If he said something nice about John Lewis

his racist base would come down on him. Everybody else already knows.