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August 21, 2019

The real reason Trump cancelled his Denmark trip - OBAMA of course!

Because Obama would have drawn hugely bigger more enthusiastic very photogenic crowds only 25 days later ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ https://www.thelocal.dk/20190813/barack-obama-to-return-to-denmark-in-september

https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1164015371638099968


Barack Obama to return to Denmark in September

Obama’s September 28th stop in North Jutland would have fallen in the same month as the now-postponed official state visit of his successor, Donald Trump, on September 2nd and 3rd.

The 44th president of the United States last came to Denmark in 2018, when he gave a talk for business leaders in Kolding, and also visited while in office.

MORE:
https://www.thelocal.dk/20190813/barack-obama-to-return-to-denmark-in-september
https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1164177298251288576
August 21, 2019

Overnight reaction from Danish leaders:

“An insult”
“Lacks even basic diplomatic skills”
“Please show more respect”
“An insult to the royal house”
“A spoiled child”
“Trump lives on another planet”
“Quite absurd”

https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/1164140569540595713

August 21, 2019

Eugene Robinson re: Danes selling US Greenland-"Was Deutsche Bank line up to do the financing?"

@Eugene_Robinson

No, seriously, he actually thought the Danes would just sell him Greenland. Was Deutsche Bank lined up to do the financing?

https://twitter.com/Eugene_Robinson/status/1163965802451742721



August 21, 2019

Cartoon: Trump's Greenland New Deal

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August 20, 2019

The Mooch: "I can take five points off him". It's WAR!

Breaking News: The Mooch tells @davidaxelrod and I on the new @HacksOnTap that he’s launching and funding a new Superpac to run ads against Donald Trump... says “I can take five points off him”. It’s WAR!

https://twitter.com/murphymike/status/1163945041112395776

August 20, 2019

MD Man Thanks God for Trump: "We are ready to kill Spanish People & Latin Peoples by the millions."

A Maryland man arrested on federal interstate threats charges after saying he wanted to exterminate Hispanics wrote: "I thank God everyday President Donald John Trump is President and that he will launch a Racial War and Crusade" against people who aren't white.




https://twitter.com/bradheath/status/1163847238809980928
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6306209-19718707468.html

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