The ayleet?
Swamp.
Pandemic raging, millions of people out of work, and the president is is going to address it from his country club with a bunch of wealthy members who pay him personally. https://t.co/g8I0IDLt3M
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) August 7, 2020
Before news conf Trump was caught on a hot mic telling people at club…”You’ll get to meet the fake news tonight. You’ll get to see what I have to go through. Who’s there? Oh all my killers are there, wow. So you’ll get to see some of the people that we deal with every day”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 8, 2020
Trump turned his Bedminster news conference into a rally, bashing the press and drawing applause from his golf club members. Those members were booing the press towards the end of the news conference.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 8, 2020
Aside from the clear public health issues, the optics of POTUS addressing his country club members who pay at up to $350,000 to join while millions of Americans don't know how they'll cover rent this month as expanded unemployment benefits have expired is—an interesting choice. https://t.co/0Fl9ihm9do
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) August 7, 2020
Trump's paying Bedminster customers boo when a reporter points out that many of them aren't wearing masks, violating New Jersey law. Trump defends them by describing them as "peaceful protesters" of the media, then ends the news conference to a round of applause. pic.twitter.com/5DVow55B1G
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 8, 2020
Every single time I think America has reached peak stupid, Trump proves me wrong.
He’s always got more stupid.
I had to read part of it again, because I thought it said he was drawing applesauce from the crowd. It would be as sane to give him applesauce as to give him applause…more sane, probably.
He’s like a TARDIS of stupid.
It took me a while to realise (I believe this is right, please tell me if not) that that photo is taken at Trump’s super-special club, with his super special rich elite paying members–is that true? Because to me it looks like a classic slice of Middle America meeting in some VFW hall in Missouri or something.
Yep that’s correct.
Super special rich people don’t actually look all that super special rich – especially in their play clothes. Like that guy in the foreground gripping the chair, in his UGLEEE short pants or long shorts – not a good look. But these are super special rich TRUMP FANS, so that’s a particular kind of filter. I suspect never-Trump Republicans are a little less likely to be seen in public in ugly-ass long shorts. Could be wrong, but that’s my suspicion.
Walter Schaub has been having fun with that photo on Twitter this morning.
OK that was pretty funny. A couple of those captions were spot-on.
I mean, uh, I guess I’m going to try to not be judgmental about what people look like…but they all just look so uncomfortable in their own skins. I’d have thought the elite would be a little less susceptible to that. But what do I know, obviously.
YNNB – permission to use the phrase “TARDIS of stupid” at will?
Also, Trump has suggested that his image be carved into Mt Rushmore, not doubt in his own mind to provide uplifting and inspiring contrast with the other four lesser US political identities sculpted into the rock there.
I, though not a US citizen would be in favour of that, provided Trump was shown wearing an ape suit and swinging from the branch of a tree, with his free hand grabbing whatever was handy.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-on-mount-rushmore/