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President Trump embraced the American flag as he walked on stage at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), making his fifth appearance at the gathering and his third since entering office.
Trump told attendees at the large conservative gathering that they are reclaiming our nations priceless heritage, reversing decades of blunders and betrayals by the failed ruling class. America is respected again, and the world knows it.
The president began a wide-ranging speech talking about tariffs, slamming the media and exuding confidence about his reelection chances in 2020.
Reflecting support among a wider swath of the party beyond the annual summit, a Gallup poll released last month found that Trump has an 89 percent approval rating among Republicans.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/432323-trump-hugs-american-flag-after-walking-on-stage-at-cpac
Oneironaut
(5,495 posts)JHB
(37,160 posts)30 years of Rush Limbaugh and other conservative talk radio ranters...
23 years of FOX News Channel...
12 years of Breitbart...
All of them fostering this mentality to give conservatives the margin of victory they'd never earn with their policies.
spanone
(135,833 posts)Maeve
(42,282 posts)When you're a celebrity, they let you get away with it....
spanone
(135,833 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,072 posts)Until I found a 2019 article that included it
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Response to left-of-center2012 (Original post)
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CDerekGo
(507 posts)At least now I know who NOT to patronize!
Dem2
(8,168 posts)And they call themselves "Christians"
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,785 posts)thegoose
(3,115 posts)So much.....
wcmagumba
(2,886 posts)did this, the outrage for disrespect to a flag would be off
the Richter scale....hyp-o-crites!
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,854 posts)This West Virginia woman seems more 'Merican!
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)and lives in an actual golden tower is not ruling class then what is?!!1?!
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)shockey80
(4,379 posts)Thats what I see.
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)in the movie "Shag"
Bluepinky
(2,268 posts)At least the flag doesnt have to feel shame afterwards.
MrsMatt
(1,660 posts)for assault
dalton99a
(81,493 posts)yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,986 posts)Fixed it for you
ForgedCrank
(1,781 posts)claiming that President Obama planted everywhere.
IADEMO2004
(5,554 posts)D_Master81
(1,822 posts)hugging a symbol means nothing when you turn and shit on it when you leave. Any moron can wrap their arms around a piece of cloth. It takes a strong person to live out the ideals that it stands for even when it might be hard on you. But he wouldnt know anything about that now would he?
stopbush
(24,396 posts)kimbutgar
(21,148 posts)notinkansas
(1,096 posts)among the 30% (or so) of voters who have not entirely abandoned him?
I don't think 89% of all republican voters still support him.
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)This is strange. How do they not see this as being extremely weird? Hugging a flag? It's like something I'd expect a drunk person pretending to be a president to do before giving a speech.
kairos12
(12,861 posts)Maxheader
(4,373 posts)Vinca
(50,273 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Trump loves America!!1!