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brettdale

(12,384 posts)
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 02:55 AM Sep 2022

Trump In DC MSM very quiet

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.

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Trump In DC MSM very quiet (Original Post) brettdale Sep 2022 OP
he's getting more mileage on DU than the deceased queen nt msongs Sep 2022 #1
'he wasn't able to go home & change elleng Sep 2022 #2
I think he's been indicted and arrested, Ellen NewsCenter28 Sep 2022 #3
If that were the case Dorian Gray Sep 2022 #11
Again, just conjecture, but what if Garland's deal was Mr. Ected Sep 2022 #12
That's a beautiful dream Dorian Gray Sep 2022 #14
Honestly, the Walter Reed conjecture seems misplaced Mr. Ected Sep 2022 #16
Is there a link brettdale Sep 2022 #4
Here's video from today blogslug Sep 2022 #5
You are replying to the wrong post. OP makes no mention. NewsCenter28 poster is speculating Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2022 #7
I'm curious now if this could be fake. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2022 #6
No mention on the FReak site or a con article aggregator. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2022 #8
I suspect Dorian Gray Sep 2022 #9
That's what it sounds like to me as well DFW Sep 2022 #10
He can't get a blood sample heckles65 Sep 2022 #13
Could be a fake medical emergency gab13by13 Sep 2022 #15
He is here to try to make a deal about the Special Master with DOJ. He has to be under oath to Samrob Sep 2022 #17
More likely a meeting at the White House with Zuckerberg. gab13by13 Sep 2022 #18
They have doj in NYC and New jersey....... getagrip_already Sep 2022 #19
Pleading for a joint asylum deal for himself and his real special master... GopherGal Sep 2022 #20
It's been 16 hours Mz Pip Sep 2022 #21
There are several VERY good hospitals close to Bedminster karynnj Sep 2022 #22

elleng

(131,144 posts)
2. 'he wasn't able to go home & change
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 02:58 AM
Sep 2022

Which means he was plucked from the golf course mid-game

Which means this was unplanned and he doesn’t have full control over the narrative

So is this a medical emergency or a legal one?'

NewsCenter28

(1,835 posts)
3. I think he's been indicted and arrested, Ellen
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 04:02 AM
Sep 2022

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)
11. If that were the case
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 05:38 AM
Sep 2022

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)
12. Again, just conjecture, but what if Garland's deal was
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 05:44 AM
Sep 2022

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)
14. That's a beautiful dream
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 05:57 AM
Sep 2022

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)
16. Honestly, the Walter Reed conjecture seems misplaced
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 06:04 AM
Sep 2022

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.

blogslug

(38,018 posts)
5. Here's video from today
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 04:24 AM
Sep 2022


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)
7. You are replying to the wrong post. OP makes no mention. NewsCenter28 poster is speculating
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 05:02 AM
Sep 2022

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)
6. I'm curious now if this could be fake.
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 04:58 AM
Sep 2022

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:

A grey and rainy 9/11 in Washington and I saw Biden’s motorcade arriving at the Pentagon and the giant flag draped over the building’s side, but that was about it until I got the news that Donald Trump’s private plane was inbound to Washington Dulles airport. I ran out, found a perch, and managed to get a video of him arriving back in the Washington area, somewhat unannounced (save for my aircraft spotters network).

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........

Dorian Gray

(13,501 posts)
9. I suspect
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 05:36 AM
Sep 2022

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)
10. That's what it sounds like to me as well
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 05:38 AM
Sep 2022

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.

Samrob

(4,298 posts)
17. He is here to try to make a deal about the Special Master with DOJ. He has to be under oath to
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 06:26 AM
Sep 2022

make any deals with the DOJ. That's just my take.

getagrip_already

(14,838 posts)
19. They have doj in NYC and New jersey.......
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 10:01 AM
Sep 2022

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)
20. Pleading for a joint asylum deal for himself and his real special master...
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 10:10 AM
Sep 2022

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)
21. It's been 16 hours
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 10:36 AM
Sep 2022

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)
22. There are several VERY good hospitals close to Bedminster
Mon Sep 12, 2022, 10:57 AM
Sep 2022

He would be hurried to the most appropriate one if he had a sudden health crisis. Why would he go to DC?

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