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SledDriver

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4. Only Trump could engineer such a political disaster

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 10:10 AM

Jul 2020

On the one hand, it is amazingly disrespectful for him, as POTUS, not to show up.
On the other hand, it would be amazingly disrespectful for THIS POTUS to show up.

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Trump to leave Washington instead of paying respects to John Lewis: report [View all] George II Jul 2020 OP

It would be offensive if he did show up. Pence should be uninvited as well. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #1

The Presidency as an institution should take part in the memorial... Tom Rinaldo Jul 2020 #6

Well, I guess that will drive the remaining 5 or 6 black Dump voters over to Kanye kysrsoze Jul 2020 #2

Good! He mocked him in life. Can't stand anyone who is truly loved and admired Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #3

Only Trump could engineer such a political disaster SledDriver Jul 2020 #4

+1 pandr32 Jul 2020 #18

Good! The Idiot knows he's not welcome. onetexan Jul 2020 #5

I think more likely is his hatred of progressive DEMs. nt NCjack Jul 2020 #7

Doesn't matter, we hate him more & he knows it. onetexan Jul 2020 #11

true NCjack Jul 2020 #21

Trump is signaling that black people don't deserve respect and dignity. Eyeball_Kid Jul 2020 #8

trump is nothing but a fucking racist asshole gopiscrap Jul 2020 #9

DING DING DING johnnyfins Jul 2020 #17

I suspect the real reason that he is not going.... Kris Mac Jul 2020 #10

Wouldn't expect anything else from him Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #12

Get outta here Traildogbob Jul 2020 #13

Why would anyone be surprised by this? SergeStorms Jul 2020 #14

Such a petty f*ck Rural_Progressive Jul 2020 #15

no surprise llashram Jul 2020 #16

So sad that a sitting President of the United States is unwelcome HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #19

What a douchebag. Then again, who would want him there? sakabatou Jul 2020 #20

Because that's what the most anti-American traitor in US history does. ancianita Jul 2020 #22

For once, he does not want to appear hypocrite question everything Jul 2020 #23

Who cares? I don't. Steelrolled Jul 2020 #24

It's my understanding the Orange Buffoon CRK7376 Jul 2020 #25

A bag of Gummi Bears Grokenstein Jul 2020 #26

Mahalo, John Lewis! Cha Jul 2020 #27

He doesn't belong there. He is a fucking racist piece of shit. olddad65 Jul 2020 #28