He was having fun, they were having fun
As the hurricane continues to dump rain on flooded North Carolina, Trump’s thoughts turned to…
Trump, of course.
As Hurricane Florence continued its destructive path in North and South Carolina on Friday, President Donald Trump has reportedly been fixated on unflattering news reports about his response to Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico in September 2017.
That is definitely the most urgent concern here.
Trump has particularly been irritated by video footage of him throwing rolls of paper towels to a crowd of relief workers on the island, according to a Washington Post report published Thursday. Trump had characterized his gestures as good-natured, but the footage prompted accusations that Trump lacks empathy.
“They had these beautiful, soft towels. Very good towels,” Trump said during an interview with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in October. “And I came in and there was a crowd of a lot of people. And they were screaming and they were loving everything. I was having fun, they were having fun. They said, ‘Throw ’em to me! Throw ’em to me Mr. President!'”
He was having fun! They were all having fun! It was fun! It was a fabulous fun merry sociable occasion, and all these mean fake news people have to spoil it by saying actually it wasn’t all that fun for most people in Puerto Rico. Fuckin killjoys.
What is it about men like Trump (and Giuliani, re not remembering seeing Clinton at the World Trade Center site, implying strongly that she wasn’t there, when photos show her right there next to him) that they think we’ll simply believe them without checking when they tell us lies about their behaviour, about consequences of that behaviour, about facts that have been recorded? Do they really think that they are the only person whose memories count, and that no-one else has a mind which might be recalling things differently?
Does Trump think that he can gaslight an entire planet?
He seems to have done a stellar job of it so far. There isn’t any sign it’ll stop working anytime soon.
Just out of interest, is Trump anywhere near the Carolinas yet preparing to direct operations and give comfort to the sick, injured and needy? Or, as it’s the weekend, does he have an important 18 rounds waiting for his attention somewhere a little less wet?
Never mind. I’ve just read the BBC website. A spokesperson for the White House said that he may visit the area next week (emph. mine).
Golfing it is, then.
Journalists have been tweeting about how ominous it is that he not only hasn’t left the White House this weekend, he’s not playing golf either. They wonder what he’s plotting…
He’s probably had a pitch-and-putt installed in the Oval Office.
There are a couple of possibilities as to why he’s stayed at the office. Either one of the remaining adults in the White House has convinced him that it wouldn’t look good* for him to be rollicking around the golf course whilst Americans are being flooded and drowning, or a certain Mr. Manafort might have to seriously consider investing in a top-to-toe Kevlar prison uniform and hiring a food tester.
*I refuse to use ‘optics’ in that context.