Trump pitches in at shelter for Harvey victims

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press


HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump cupped a boy’s face in his hands and then gave him a high-five. He lifted a girl into his arms to give her a kiss. He snapped on latex gloves to hand out boxed lunches of hot dogs and potato chips.

On his visit to a shelter for storm victims Saturday, the president declared he sees “a lot of love” in the wake of devastation left by Harvey. “We saw a lot of happiness,” he told reporters after he and first lady Melania Trump greeted children in the kids’ zone in NRG Center, an emergency refuge for people who were forced out of their homes. “As tough as this was, it’s been a wonderful thing.”

It was his second trip to Texas in a week, and this time his first order of business was to meet with those affected by the record-setting rainfall and flooding. He’s also set to survey some of the damage and head to Lake Charles, Louisiana, another hard-hit area.

That interaction was missing from Tuesday’s trip to Texas, which was criticized as being off-key for a presidential visit to discuss communities in crisis.

Read more: https://apnews.com/8ec4aba0fa424f96b06de88c962c542a/Trump-pitches-in-at-shelter-for-Harvey-victims

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[Angry Dragon]

1. so much love in his BIG heart

[RKP5637]

4. Oops, I read Hardon.

[Turbineguy]

9. World War Two

had ended and I found myself crossing Times Square with a Purple Heart on.

[RKP5637]

10. In a strange way, he might learn something. n/t

[The Mouth]

24. One of the tragedies of Trump

He's actually not a dumb guy, at least I don't think so. In a way that makes the evil he does even more horrendous; GWB was a brainless pawn DJT might be a bull in a china shop, but that is something more powerful and with greater potential than an idiot puppet with Cheney's hand up their ass...

My real hope (totally naive ) is that if some great Spirit could convince him that the greatest legacy he could leave, that the biggest the TRUMP name could be writ large in history, would be peace in the middle east, or an actual functional healthcare system, or actual progress on combatting climate change, he really is energetic and capable of harnessing the creativity and energy of others...
...Of course, if Hitler had made it as an artist and ended up as an art teacher......

[RKP5637]

25. I try to remain hopeful. I think he could make a difference in a positive way if he could see that.

He needs to drop the idiots that elected him and try to please the rest of the country.

[thegoose]

45. Nah, he told them to have a good time

He's a clueless, tone deaf idiot.

[RKP5637]

47. A true sociopath! n/t

[Bluepinky]

26. But his hands are so tiny.

[The Blue Flower]

2. "A wonderful thing" reminds me of Babs Bush after Katrina

She said the shelter was so much better than where "those people" normally lived.

[RKP5637]

3. Yep, same mind set. n/t

[logosoco]

21. That is exactly what I was thinking!

I do wonder if this is going to make people go all soft and say, aw, he ain't such a bad guy. They will forget about his policies about the FEMA budget. Those cute little kids he is interacting with...what does he want to do with their education and health care.

And there has been nothing wonderful about watching this, except maybe for people helping others and that can be seen without there having to be a destructive hurricane and flood, if you don't live in a bubble.

It is nice to see what looks to be a genuine smile on Melania's face. The way her face looks, it seems like she has not let herself do this much. A face should be a road map of life at her age!

[questionseverything]

5. at the shelter a black guy told trump people were being denied by fema

this was live on tv but no one seems to be reporting it or following up on it

[sarisataka]

6. It wasn't easy for him

[ClusterFreak]

7. What are you kidding? If my home was six feet underwater and I had no flood insurance...

Hell I'd be happy too!!!

Sigh. I guess he's TRYING to express the fact that despite everything the spirit of Houstonians is strong, and people are trying to keep their chin up, but jeezus he makes it sounds like they love sleeping on cots and having their homes washed away by flood waters.

I wonder if Melania wore her stilettos again today?

Hmmmmm....

[GoCubsGo]

13. Melanoma looks as though she dressed appropriately this time.

That is her in the ball cap and most likely brand-new chambray faux work shirt. Can't see what's on her feet, but I suspect this is the second time those brand-new sneakers have been on her feet. Looks like she also used a regular make-up brush, rather than the trowel she usually uses.

I know. Meow. But, I am so fucking sick of these grifters and their tone-deaf performances, I can't stand it anymore.

[ClusterFreak]

33. A trowel.

[LudwigPastorius]

8. "That ought to be enough compassion to hold 'em a while."

"Have Air Force One ready with the full-body decontamination shower. I had to touch one of them."

[nini]

12. yep.. I thought about that he's probably undergoing cootie cleanup now

He's not used to real people after all.

[SammyWinstonJack]

41. Ha!

[nini]

11. good.. he should be there even if I wouldn't want to see his sorry ass

I will judge him on how the helps those folks put their lives back together. I'm sure I won't be surprised he fails at that.

[Glimmer of Hope]

14. Are these paid actors?

[packman]

15. Good for him - May it be a Epipthany or Awakening to Him

But----

Let us hope

[BlueStater]

29. "Good for him". Seriously?

He was shamed into it. He doesn't give a fuck about those people.

[packman]

44. Well, one can hope

Saul on the road to Damascus had his epipthany and became a changed man. But, yah, I have little hope for that.

[left-of-center2012]

16. He snapped on latex gloves to hand out boxed lunches

Why did he need latex gloves to hand out boxed lunches?

[dalton99a]

18. Poor people have germs

[logosoco]

22. I did see (but not listen to) a news item that described a video of him loudly

pronouncing the gloves were too small. (sorry, could not listen. I avoid that when I can).

[forgotmylogin]

27. It's quite common to wear gloves in food service...

It's a normal preventative measure. Not a huge deal. Especially if you're interacting with a ton of people who've been in the water a long time and might have colds or limited access to running water.

[George II]

34. But he shook the hands of most of the people to whom he handed the boxes.

[keithbvadu2]

17. Has he already given the million dollars of his personal money?

[politicat]

19. This is a lovebomb.

It's an abuser's technique for pulling their victim back into the abuse, so the abuser can hit the victim again.

It's the same behavior as: "Baby, I'm so sorry. I can change. I'll never do that again. Let's get away, let me buy you something expensive, let me prove how much I love you."

This is how the wheel works. The only winning move is to break the wheel and get out.

[dalton99a]

20. +1

[thegoose]

23. If I was a little kid being kissed by that creep

I'd scream or puke.

What do you bet he's milking this for all it's worth because of a little problem called the Russia investigation? Hmmm??????

Plus I still heard that dead, robotic voice when he gave his speech, meaning he didn't give a fuck.

[forgotmylogin]

28. This is what he needed to be doing in the first place.

Sometimes the President just needs to put a human face on and be seen helping.

If he were a normal President, this would be great. Since we know what he is, this just all comes off like a patronizing bit of theater.

[appleannie1943]

30. The only time in his life he did not wear a hat or hairnet was when he was serving food.

He wore the rubber gloves but kept shaking people's hands and then handing out more food without changing them. Shame he did not go until he was shamed into it. They both could take lessons from the Carter and Obama families.

[BlueStater]

31. His fake kindness makes me want to throw up.

[turbinetree]

32. This so called empathy----------------------BS

he hates blacks, Latino's, private contractors on his buildings, staff workers in his restaurants / estates, taxpayers, medical services for the country ( should I go on )...............and then we get pictures of him caring----------------let's see how much "caring" he has when he says something about DACA...................... ( he is just so full of himself and sh*t)


He is not my President..........................

[llmart]

35. I'm with you...

His advisers told him he had to do this and they probably had to tell him exactly how to behave.

Sickening. People like him don't change their stripes overnight.

[Juliusseizure]

36. Hitler hugged babies/children too

No, not saying Trump's Hitler. But fuck this propaganda shit. Just follow the actions, not the act.

He's literally an actor, for 14 years on Celebrity Apprentice and a professional marketer, propagandist, extremely concious of his public image, and has no empathy.

Narcissists appear warm, witty, and charming. It's an act. Hitler could seem warm. He was witty. I understand thats difficult for normal people to understand, but daily he proves it over and over and over.

He was ready to repeal the ACA in its entirety, leaving 33 million with no coverage. He's involved his own children and family in likely criminal acts. I could go on forever.

You can't be a pathological liar unless you're a sociopath. Watch him lie. People with a conscience express non-verbal guilt when they lie. There's just a blank look when he lies about the most egregious things.

I'm peeved at the gullibility of the human race and the power of superficial mannerisms and denial.

[kwassa]

39. Excellent post.

[heaven05]

43. ++

no the idiot potus is not hitler, just like him in every way up to and probably starting a world war, with nukes this time. And everyone here hoping kelly and mattis will be able to stop this idiot from staring a major war with nuclear implications, THEY ARE SOLDIERS FIRST. They will follow orders.

[Grammy23]

37. tRump has a track record of being an asshole and clueless.

One day of acting like any decent human being would won't erase the long history of being a conman, cheater and all around jackass. He was probably proud of himself today for his performance, but it will back to business as usual tomorrow. We know he is incapable of change for very long and as soon as he gets peeved about something or imagines that he is not being treated fairly, we will see the real tRump emerge again. Do not be fooled. tRump showed us who he is a long time ago. The guy we saw today was the phony, the actor. And tRump, no doubt, stuffed him in the trash can once he was aboard AF-1 on the way back to DC.

[Vestigial_Sister]

38. Why is he dressed...

like Liza Minnelli?

[Judi Lynn]

46. He appears to be dancing with the little boy, rather than shaking his hand. n/t

[RandiFan1290]

40. Interesting photos you chose to post, Don

Looks like the exact same propaganda shots fox is using

[heaven05]

42. such political opportunism

at work here. He gives/thinks less than a shit about the people he is with in those photo ops. And carson behind him....damn!!!!!!!