Reuters got the picture, too:.@realDonaldTrump First Lady Melania Trump greet supporters as they arrive in Johnstown, PA to attend the Flight 93 September 11 Memorial Service in Shanksville, PA pic.twitter.com/SRMBvlDLKJ— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) September 11, 2018
photo credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Maybe Donald is remembering how he went on the radio on 9/11 (yes, on
the actual day,) to brag that his building at 40 Wall Street was now the
tallest building in New York City. If you have the stomach for it, you can
listen here:
Or maybe he's remembering the $150,000 in taxpayer funds he received
for (non-existent) damage to his building:
Trump applied for and received $150,000 in state funds intended to help
small businesses affected by the attacks, despite the fact that his
business was not affected.
The fund was supposed to cover uninsured losses for small businesses,
but Trump somehow received $150,000 in taxpayer money; his
application cited "rent lost," "cleanup," and "repair." Yet none of
Trump's properties were actually damaged in the attack.
(From a story at the Washington Post, read it here.)
Or maybe he's just counting the years before sending out this poignant and
heartfelt tweet, complete with an exclamation point:
at the east coast of our country:
Maybe Donald is remembering how he went on the radio on 9/11 (yes, on
the actual day,) to brag that his building at 40 Wall Street was now the
tallest building in New York City. If you have the stomach for it, you can
listen here:
Or maybe he's remembering the $150,000 in taxpayer funds he received
for (non-existent) damage to his building:
Trump applied for and received $150,000 in state funds intended to help
small businesses affected by the attacks, despite the fact that his
business was not affected.
The fund was supposed to cover uninsured losses for small businesses,
but Trump somehow received $150,000 in taxpayer money; his
application cited "rent lost," "cleanup," and "repair." Yet none of
Trump's properties were actually damaged in the attack.
(From a story at the Washington Post, read it here.)
Or maybe he's just counting the years before sending out this poignant and
heartfelt tweet, complete with an exclamation point:
Update: There's also a hurricane coming, a dangerous one pointed right17 years since September 11th!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 11, 2018
at the east coast of our country:
"It's tremendously big and tremendously wet,” Trump says in Oval Office during a briefing with the FEMA chief on Hurricane Florence. pic.twitter.com/I5Yn8czNEF— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) September 11, 2018
When I first saw those words, tweeted by someone in my Twitter feed, I
thought it was satire, mocking the president for his juvenile speaking
rhythms. Nope. That's how the president of the United States described the coming hurricane.
Wednesday afternoon update: Cartoonist Ed Wexler weighs in:
thought it was satire, mocking the president for his juvenile speaking
rhythms. Nope. That's how the president of the United States described the coming hurricane.
Wednesday afternoon update: Cartoonist Ed Wexler weighs in:
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