Trump's Kids Are in the Arena. If They Dish It Out, They Have to Learn to Take It, Too.

[Miles Archer]

Trump's Kids Are in the Arena. If They Dish It Out, They Have to Learn to Take It, Too.

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http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/08/trumps-kids-are-arena-if-they-dish-it-out-they-have-learn-take-it-too

He (Bob Woodward) went on to cite a Wednesday column by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, who wrote Trump’s children “should be ashamed” of their father for his remark about “Second Amendment people” and called the GOP nominee “a disgusting human being.”

Friedman’s opinion of Trump as “disgusting” is a “reasonable opinion,” Woodward said, but said he couldn’t recall another time in 40 years of covering politics when someone violated the “zone of protection” generally respected for candidates’ children.

“That makes no sense. So, the excess is feeding both sides on this,” he said.

Um, these are "children" in their thirties who are actively part of Trump's campaign—actively lying, actively giving interviews, and actively telling anyone who will listen that Donald will be the best president in history. It so happens that I'd normally give them a pass anyway—I nearly always give family members a pass for supporting their kinfolk—but if you get into the arena, then you're in the arena.

[MagickMuffin]

1. I guess lil' ol' Bobby was sleeping when the insults were hurled at Chelsea Clinton

Poor lil' ol Bobby! Perhaps he should revisit the Clinton years. And btw, Chelsea was a child at the time!

[catbyte]

11. Or the right essentially calling the Obama daughters gang banging slugs for wearing miniskirts

to that Thanksgiving photo shoot, and the fact that they were allowed to listen to Beyonce. Disgusting.

[redstatebluegirl]

2. These are not "kids" they are adult children who have put themselves in the political arena.

If they didn't want the heat, they should have left the kitchen, shown up for photo ops and said nothing.

[Binkie The Clown]

3. I know it's not PC, but...

when I look at his two sons all I can think is "greased hair and zombie eye."

[onecaliberal]

4. Yup. Empty souls

[Zynx]

5. Particularly Eric Trump. He's really soulless.

[Hav]

6. Interesting pic.

Tiffany was not invited, I guess.

[catbyte]

10. She's not "hot" enough for Don the Con to date, therefore

she is to be ignored, because how attractive a woman is is the sole measure of her worth to him.

[Hekate]

12. Tiffany's mom raised her in California. At the RNC the family photos showed her looking like...

...the odd one out. When I read that she has access to only a fraction of the funds the others have I figured it makes sense -- to really be included in that mess you have to be there.

On the one hand, if I were Marla I'd tell my girl she'd really been lucky to be far away from the Trump nest. On the other hand, I have no idea what kind of mindset it takes to sleep with Trump in the first place.

[MyNameGoesHere]

7. I've seen DU folk refer to them as children.

Wtf? These are grown ass, silver spoon fed fucking grownups that support a cheeto faced shitgibbon.

[louis-t]

8. I heard someone refer to the boys as

Uday and Qusay.

[catbyte]

9. YOIKS! His male spawn look like serial killers.

Well, I guess to majestic creatures with far more worth to the planet,; they are. Ivanka, well, I almost feel sorry for her. I can't imagine having an amoral, crooked vulgarian for a father. Ill bet Tiffany feels relieved that Don the Con doesn't consider her babealicious enough to "date."

[Rocknrule]

13. There's only one think Donnie and I have in common

We both want to nail Ivanka

[Wednesdays]

16. *facepalm*

[ailsagirl]

14. UGH!! I think I'm gonna lose my lunch

[Demsrule86]

15. Really? Woodward

You mean like Chelsea Clinton and her husband? Double standard there Bob.