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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 03:34 PM Sep 2017

Trump Cites Happiness At Texas Shelter As Harvey Death Toll Climbs

By ALICE OLLSTEIN Published SEPTEMBER 2, 2017 2:09 PM

President Donald Trump returned to the Houston area on Saturday to meet with survivors of Hurricane Harvey and participate in relief efforts—which he did not do during his first visit to the disaster-stricken region earlier this week.

In a visit to one of Houston’s designated emergency refuge areas, the NRG Center, Trump told reporters he is seeing “a lot of happiness.”

“It’s been really nice,” he said, according to the traveling press pool. “It’s been a wonderful thing. As tough as this was, it’s been a wonderful thing, I think even for the country to watch it and for the world to watch. It’s been beautiful.”

The president also said of the children he visited who had been displaced by the storm, “They’re doing great.”

When asked about the devastating flooding still covering much of the region, he replied: “The flooding? Oh, yeah, yeah, there’s a lot of water, but it’s leaving pretty quickly. But there’s a lot of water, a lot of water, but it’s moving out.”

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-texas-shelter-visit-harvey

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Trump Cites Happiness At Texas Shelter As Harvey Death Toll Climbs (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2017 OP
Facepalm. Beartracks Sep 2017 #1
We do. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #5
Whoops - I've actually used that a lot! Beartracks Sep 2017 #13
LOL, beartracks... sheshe2 Sep 2017 #14
No worries from me! I didn't take it that way. And... Beartracks Sep 2017 #22
Ha! sheshe2 Sep 2017 #23
We do. 3catwoman3 Sep 2017 #7
LOL - I've used it many times! Beartracks Sep 2017 #11
So everyone can just go home, I mean after all the OldHippieChick Sep 2017 #2
He's right. Personally, I am at my happiest when... LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #3
His hand size????! WTF! sheshe2 Sep 2017 #4
Wow...he couldn't help himself! Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #9
Help is on the way!!!! sheshe2 Sep 2017 #17
WTF? Also, SMH and ROFL. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #10
... sheshe2 Sep 2017 #15
He's such an asshole ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #6
Damn Solly Mack Sep 2017 #8
What a disgrace. CrispyQ Sep 2017 #12
As a tin ear is to music, so 45 is to human emotions. VOX Sep 2017 #16
Did he just pull a Barbara Bush? backscatter712 Sep 2017 #18
3 am tomorrow: "Had a fantastic visit yesterday about the tremendous hurricane. dalton99a Sep 2017 #19
LOL! SAD! SammyWinstonJack Sep 2017 #21
I don't often lose everything I own ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #20

Beartracks

(12,797 posts)
13. Whoops - I've actually used that a lot!
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 03:57 PM
Sep 2017

I was thinking of the messaging software we use at work.

indeed!

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sheshe2

(83,654 posts)
14. LOL, beartracks...
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 04:29 PM
Sep 2017

To be clear...that face palm was not aimed at you. Actually I will edit it out in case some alerters that do not like stop by.

Beartracks

(12,797 posts)
22. No worries from me! I didn't take it that way. And...
Sun Sep 3, 2017, 07:50 PM
Sep 2017

... in my reply I was facepalming mySELF!



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Beartracks

(12,797 posts)
11. LOL - I've used it many times!
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 03:56 PM
Sep 2017

I was thinking of the messaging software we use at work.

indeed!

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OldHippieChick

(2,434 posts)
2. So everyone can just go home, I mean after all the
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 03:39 PM
Sep 2017

water is moving out, so everything is just beautiful and everyone is so happy. I.E. I am a jerk.

LuckyCharms

(17,413 posts)
3. He's right. Personally, I am at my happiest when...
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 03:43 PM
Sep 2017

after not showering for days, I get a mouthful of wet sheetrock after hitting it with a crowbar, and then aspirating some nice black mold while trying to spit the sheetrock out.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,587 posts)
10. WTF? Also, SMH and ROFL.
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 03:53 PM
Sep 2017

Somebody should have said, "Oh, sorry, Mr. President; it looks like we opened a package of children's gloves by mistake and gave you a pair. Here are some regular adult-sized ones. You might have to tie knots in the fingertips, though."

VOX

(22,976 posts)
16. As a tin ear is to music, so 45 is to human emotions.
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 04:42 PM
Sep 2017

He doesn't have a single mote of genuine empathy in him. In fact, all those "happiness" and "wonderful" remarks are what one would say if they DIDN'T want to be bothered with engaging in any exchange: "Whazzat? Oh it's great, wonderful, happiness everywhere. Gotta run, Hannity's coming on in two minutes, and I want to bask in the warm healing light he sends out to me...only me."

dalton99a

(81,392 posts)
19. 3 am tomorrow: "Had a fantastic visit yesterday about the tremendous hurricane.
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 04:45 PM
Sep 2017

Met some great people who were very happy they didn't drown! Thanks"

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
20. I don't often lose everything I own
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 05:25 PM
Sep 2017

But when I do, tRump throwing some hotdogs at me makes me unbelievably happy.

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