Trump to Monitor Hurricane as His Cabinet Descends on Camp David

[inanna]

Source: New York Times

SEPT. 9, 2017

WASHINGTON — President Trump will monitor the impact of Hurricane Irma from the presidential retreat at Camp David on Saturday, officials said, as he holds the fourth full cabinet meeting of his presidency to discuss how to advance his administration’s priorities during the balance of his first year in office.

Aides said Mr. Trump would receive hurricane briefings throughout the day as the powerful storm marches toward the southern tip of Florida, forcing millions of residents to flee the impending surge of water and brutally strong winds.

“With gratitude for our first responders, and prayers for those in the storm’s path, America stands united — and I mean totally united,” Mr. Trump said in his weekly address, which was released Friday evening.

Administration officials expressed confidence on Friday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had the resources to respond to Hurricane Irma even as it continues to deal with the aftermath of the flooding in Texas and Louisiana from Hurricane Harvey.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/us/politics/trump-hurricane-irma-camp-david.html

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Huh. Don't worry, people. Trump's on it.

Now I feel a million times better - knowing how fucking stellar his leadership skills are.

[Ilsa]

1. Your 2 sentence commentary sums it up accurately. nt

[inanna]

4. Whenever the dolt SPEAKS...

Whenever the dolt issues a statement to the media...about anything - my blood pressure rises.

[Eyeball_Kid]

2. Two Scoops will be at the federal relief handout counter after Irma

hits his mansion. He collected several million for some minor landscaping issues after the last hurricane hit Florida. He's licking is chops now. Oh, Irma's damage to the rest of Florida? What damage?

[Bengus81]

3. Hmm...guess golfing today would look a bit tacky given the circumstances eh Cheeto??

Trumps going to be making up for this lost golfing time BIGGLY in the coming weeks........

[rurallib]

14. my first thought also - that's like 3 weekends of golf he's lost out on

going to drive him crazy - may have to grab some pussy instead.

[cyclonefence]

5. I love it when it's clear he's going off-script

such a "tell": "--and I mean totally united". Just another meaningless phrase intended to strengthen what he's just said but which (as professional speechwriters know) has exactly the opposite effect.

And what's with the love affair with Camp David? What's Bedminster--chopped liver?

[PatSeg]

6. I was going to say the same thing

It jumped right out at me. We've seen him do it so many times, as if he is reading a statement for the first time and has to add a personal touch. Could the man be any more obvious?

[CatMor]

7. Did Ivanka ask Daddy if she could go too.

She does seem to include herself in all the meetings. Is she now an expert on hurricane relief.

[Scarsdale]

18. Strangely,

she had nothing to say about the pussy grabbing comments. Is that just standard procedure around the tRump gold plated mausaleum? (sp?)It is not as though she is some raving beauty, that the politicians swoon when she appears. Just like Kim Kardasian, WAY too much Botox and plastic surgery. Her daddy may think she is something special, but the appeal escapes me.

[LudwigPastorius]

8. "Trump to Monitor Hurricane as His Cabinet Descends on Camp David"

They'll be engaged in crucial decision making...like where Trump is going golfing, since Mar-a-Lago is out.

[longship]

9. Cabinet will meet simply to tell Drumpf how awesomely big his hands are.

It's called the grovel pit. They meet twice a week.

[Scarsdale]

19. Since the twice daily

good news guy left, maybe they are all ordered to bring along positive reports about the Orange Shitgibbon?

[TeamPooka]

10. Since the Cabinet is there maybe they could remove trump from office while they are together

not waste the weekend.

[Mountain Mule]

11. I'm sure the cuts to FEMA, the EPA and many others will make them lean, mean fighting machines!

NOT! Yeah, Trump has everyone's backs alright. Another heroic thing he proposes to do is to cut back on HUD's affordable housing programs. Oh, yeah - and the cuts and outright censorship of any governmental mention of "global warming." Let the oligarchy continue to rise and let we the people continue to drown!

[thegoose]

12. So we'll stand united against the hurricane?

That'll work. Oh, and fuck your agenda, Cheeto.

[question everything]

13. Spouses were invited, one passed, and we can guess who

Spouses were invited, though Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the husband of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, will not be attending because of a scheduling conflict, according to his spokesperson. McConnell and Trump’s relationship, already rocky after the failure of the Senate to pass the president's health care reform over the summer, hit a new low this week after Trump unexpectedly sided with Democrats to strike a deal on the debt ceiling.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/08/cabinet-gathers-trump-camp-david-face-time-242515

Yea, scheduling conflict. There is so much even the turtle can take..

[Scarsdale]

20. Which one is Mitch

avoiding, tRump or his "wife" Maybe he has a hot date with one of his young "aides"??

[rurallib]

15. Trump says he's sending prayers, so that should help immensely

for the humor impaired.

[drray23]

16. Whats up with Trump and Camp David ?

I thought he said before that he hated it, that it was too rustic for his taste. Lately he has been hunkered down there every weekend almost.

[Sunlei]

23. probably has the room, TVs,twitter,phones, bathrooms set-up the same in all his 'comfort places'

I don't think the man ever goes outside for a walk, not 5th ave NYC, never to central park NY and probably never goes outside at camp david.

Though I bet all the cabinet(except the current "GF&quot stay as far away as possible from the donald

[truthisfreedom]

17. Totally united? Against 45, mostly.

Such fierce delusion.

[6000eliot]

21. "Descends," like a plague of locusts.

[Sunlei]

22. cabinet are like prisoners trapped entire LONG weekend with Donald.stay in room or Donald will seeU

come closer, let me see your face & touch you