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Someone on twitter said, its very unusual for the MSM to not report when an Ex President visits
DC, normally they would at least have a brief article.
The fact that they've been quiet shows that something is up, health wise or legal wise.
msongs
(67,453 posts)elleng
(131,144 posts)Which means he was plucked from the golf course mid-game
Which means this was unplanned and he doesnt have full control over the narrative
So is this a medical emergency or a legal one?'
NewsCenter28
(1,835 posts)I think you'll see MSNBC and CNN reporting around 9 a.m. that Merrick Garland has scheduled an unexpected press conference for later in the day, which they will "bring to you live", in which Garland drops the hammer on TFG and possibly others
What that video we saw earlier this evening was was probably giving him the opportunity to avoid handcuffs and a perp walk post-charges, for now at least. What we saw is being compared to how Jeffrey Clark was treated by DOJ at his house earlier this year.
Dorian Gray
(13,501 posts)he wouldn't be able to help himself. He'd be railing on Truth Social.
I think it's his health.
(Not to say I don't wish you were right. Of course I do. And I will gladly eat my hat if you are!)
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)We can do it two ways: first, you come in quietly and peacefully, no fanfare, no tweets, no public announcements, we book you and no one will have the pictures to see it go down; or two, we come in full force, detain and arrest you and lead you off in handcuffs to an awaiting helicopter within full view of the press. You so much as tweet what's going down, the first option immediately comes off the table.
A boy can dream.
Dorian Gray
(13,501 posts)like i said, I hope it happens.
But I'm not putting all my eggs in that indictment basket JUST yet.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)If he was experiencing a medical emergency, why fly to Washington? Not only does he no longer have the credentials to go to Walter Reed, in an emergency situation, you go to the best hospital closest to you. If it wasn't an emergency, why fly disheveled and in golf shoes?
Assuming then that this is a legal matter, the manner of his dress suggests he was mandated to leave immediately. No one tells Trump what to do, so leaving hurriedly means he had no choice. The magnitude of the requirement must have been tremendous.
September 11th was one of the worst days in American history. Perhaps September 12th will be one of the best.
brettdale
(12,384 posts)To the article about the Press conference?
blogslug
(38,018 posts)Trump emerges from the plane at about 3:40
The videographer makes sure to note that TFG's golf course is nearby.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,045 posts)NewsCenter28 (whatever the heck that is, profile doesn't say) won't see your post and their "My Posts" won't light up unless you reply to them with your request.
The Original Poster you replied to makes no mention of a press conference.
I think NewsCenter28 (really? News Center?) is just speculating with poor wording. But who knows the future? Not I.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)I've checked a number of DC media sources (WaPo, WTOP, WJLA) with no mentions.
The wingnuts are all over this guy PenguinSix on YouTube as if he had observed a second coming...
This is what he said below the video he posted at /watch?v=wduhgudI7-4:
I will say that if he did indeed capture this exclusively and it's valid, he's one very observant dude.
One thing for sure is confirmed for DC - Severe Alert: Flood watch issued for DC area, strong storms expected Monday (from https://wjla.com/)
KY........
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,045 posts)Dorian Gray
(13,501 posts)that it's health wise. (only because he couldn't shut his trap to change the narrative if it was a legal issue.) He was mum every time he went to Walter Reed for anything.
DFW
(54,445 posts)The question is, depositions at DOJ, or blood samples at Walter Reed.
I only wish it was for an interrogation at the NSA, the DIA or the FBI, but I don't think we're there yet.
heckles65
(549 posts)closer to that Charles Foster Kane type compound of his?
gab13by13
(21,408 posts)to avoid an upcoming arrest? He's too mean to die.
Samrob
(4,298 posts)make any deals with the DOJ. That's just my take.
gab13by13
(21,408 posts)getagrip_already
(14,838 posts)Plus lawyers can handle most deals.
That wouldn't put him in DC in his golf duds. And no, he doesn't dress in NJ to play in Virginia.
It sure looked like him. But the motorcade was unusual. Fpotus doesn't normally get a big detail. Usually just 1 car and escort. Maybe 3 or 4 cars including leos.
This was like 10 vehicles.
GopherGal
(2,010 posts)I mean, you can't ignore the coincidence of the timing with Papa Pootie's difficulties in Ukraine. Vlad can't really think TFG's a sharp negotiator, but TFG probably still does. In exchange for a safe haven near a golf course (for TFG) and far from open Moscow windows (a request of his special master), Donnie and Vlad will share what they know about the secrets TFG shared with the KGB.
For the record, yes, I'm being at least half facetious.
Mz Pip
(27,453 posts)And nothing more.
This may be a hoax. Nothing regarding Trump could be kept secret for 16 hours. If he really had a medical emergency he would be medi-vacced in.
karynnj
(59,504 posts)He would be hurried to the most appropriate one if he had a sudden health crisis. Why would he go to DC?