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Trump mentioned Aretha yet? (Original Post)
Watchfoxheadexplodes
Aug 2018
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2naSalit
(86,643 posts)1. That's going to be a disaster of its own making right there....nt
highplainsdem
(48,993 posts)2. No. And he's not fit to tweet her name.
2naSalit
(86,643 posts)6. +1!!!
irisblue
(32,980 posts)15. +100
mshasta
(2,108 posts)3. nope
not concern about it...besides she is African American ...
spanone
(135,843 posts)4. I expect nothing from him.
malaise
(269,026 posts)10. I want nothing from him - expect some fucking fake shit
MariaCSR
(642 posts)5. He'd better keep Aretha's name out of his mushmouth
DinahMoeHum
(21,794 posts)7. We shouldn't give a fuck about what he thinks of her.
Everything that comes out of his mouth is shit.
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)8. Why would he?
Presidents don't usually deliver a statement on the passing of a celebrity. I hate the orange fuck as much as anyone, but this is kinda dumb.
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)13. I'll bet he'll tweet when his POS friend Vince McMahon dies though nt
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)16. He probably would.
Obama made a statement when Prince died, but it's not exactly Presidential protocol. I don't really care either way.
malaise
(269,026 posts)9. He's working on some fake shit
It will have no meaning.
I'm waiting for the Obama family, Harry Belafonte and Stevie Wonder and the real musicians across the planet.
Wounded Bear
(58,662 posts)11. I expect shortly we'll get a tweet, obviously not written by him...
I'm not sure who his duty human surrogate is today, though. Perhaps they haven't chosen yet.
Cirque du So-What
(25,941 posts)12. If he deigns to mention her at all
count on him saying something shitty. My personal preference is that he says nothing.
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)14. Dan Scavino might come up with something