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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat was the deal with Trump having all those staffers waving a flag when he was leaving...
the White House today?
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What was the deal with Trump having all those staffers waving a flag when he was leaving... (Original Post)
imanamerican63
Sep 2020
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tinrobot
(12,114 posts)1. Were the flags white?
Debate surrender!
imanamerican63
(16,410 posts)3. No, I guess they were American flags.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,270 posts)6. !
Either that, or a kick off to his farewell tour.
gademocrat7
(12,026 posts)2. Showboat spectacle.
Tribetime
(7,145 posts)5. Did he fart
Claustrum
(5,060 posts)7. Trump is all about PR and the photo op
All he wants to project is that people loves him, even if all of them are staffers and actors.
tanyev
(49,682 posts)8. Like the Kuwaitis waving flags handed to them by the Rendon Group in 1991.
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)9. All image
It's all for image. For some reason, Republicans think they always have to put on this look that they love America more, that they're more patriotic, etc., etc.
Thomas Hurt
(13,993 posts)10. semaphore? for get us the f**k out of here...
spanone
(142,059 posts)11. praising the emperors new clothes
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