Trump postpones VP announcement, citing attack in France

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post

Donald Trump is postponing unveiling his vice-presidential pick by at least a day.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee had scheduled a news conference in New York on Friday to name his running mate. But in a tweet, Trump said he would postpone the event because of Thursday’s attack in southern France that left several dozen dead.

Donald J. Trump ✔
@realDonaldTrump

In light of the horrible attack in Nice, France, I have postponed tomorrow's news conference concerning my Vice Presidential announcement.

7:09 PM - 14 Jul 2016
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[Sophiegirl]

1. Translation:

I want the news cycle all to myself.

[sarae]

6. +1

That's exactly what he means.

[ginnyinWI]

24. Bingo!

Ding,ding, ding!

[Night Watchman]

31. You Speak TRUTH, Sir!

Er, uh, I mean Sophiegirl.

[QED]

39. Someone else is now running his twitter account

He would never say something that compassionate.

[Chemisse]

50. Or that politically sensible.

Waiting for a good day for maximum news coverage is not something that would occur to volatile Trump. They've got him clamped down now, it seems.

[forgotmylogin]

45. If he waits for a day with no terrorism or shootings...

He'll never get to pick. Drat.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. "John McCain proposes suspending campaign to assess financial crisis"

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2008/09/24/29724/mccain-suspend-bailout/

[bucolic_frolic]

4. LOL Remember that one?

I recall press releases saying McCain is speeding to New York to negotiate something or other

[Cooley Hurd]

5. He was scheduled to be on Letterman that night...

...and, when McCain blew Dave off, Dave had Keith Olbemann on instead!

[NYC Liberal]

43. But the best part was Letterman piped in the live feed of

McCain getting his makeup done at Couric's set.

[tblue37]

42. And then sat like a lump in the meeting, with nothing to contribute. nt

[BlueMTexpat]

51. Typical McCain grandstanding ...

all noise and no essence! I'll never forget that little ploy!

[tallahasseedem]

19. I thought the same thing...

then thought he might punk Pence...which, of course, would actually make me laugh.

[chillfactor]

3. sounds to me like...

dumdum did not like the VP choice of his family and is throwing a temper tantrum...Nice just happened to work in his narcissistic favor.

[The empressof all]

10. Didn't like that it was leaked I bet

Found a good excuse to regroup---

[cstanleytech]

20. That or his VP pick gave him the middle finger and now hes scrambling to find a replacement. nt

[MotorCityMan]

30. Maybe he can recruit Jeff Probst

Since he seems to think being a reality show host is qualification enough to be president,

[840high]

7. Good.

[MADem]

8. In other words, I don't want to share the spotlight with the FRENCH!!!!

It would be a kick if he screwed over Pence and changed his mind after Pence formally drops out of his gubernatorial race.

[athenasatanjesus]

9. I'm sure he's waiting to know the race of the attacker,before he knows how to spin it.

[IronLionZion]

17. Welcome to DU!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. What does that make you?

[jpak]

12. Trump lets terrorisms dictate his agenda

we are doomed

yup

[MFM008]

13. He could give a shit about

The French. Only HIMSELF.
He is a swine.
Watch him..he's playing a game. He won't pick Pence
He's going to pull a fast one with some sort of surprise.
This is all smoke.

[ginnyinWI]

25. hey, that's an insult to all swine!

[left-of-center2012]

14. Maybe Trump's changing his mind ......again n/t

[TexasBushwhacker]

44. That's what I thought. By leaking that his choice in Pence

he can see the response without making it official. I haven't really heard much positive, even from the right, so I wonder if Trump is having second thoughts.

[Dawson Leery]

15. Looking for someone else who does believe that smoking damages health?

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/trumps-reported-vp-pick-mike-pence-said-smoking-doesnt-kill

[jtuck004]

16. So when the 3 am call comes you gonna let it ring, 'cause somethin' really bad musta happened. Pity.

Now is the time for leadership, not hiding in the bathroom, swindler boy.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. 3 am

[yallerdawg]

21. I was channel surfing and caught Trump...

phoning in on Greta Van Something's Fox show.

She asked him what would be the first thing to do seeing what is happening in France.

His reply: "First thing Obama needs to call them 'radical Islamic terrorists.' We can't stop them if we don't call them what they are."

Even Greta didn't get it!

She asked him, "After that, what's the first thing we need to do?"

I don't know what he said next - I couldn't watch anymore.

[ginnyinWI]

27. seriously?

The first thing to do is call them a name? Sheesh.

[cstanleytech]

29. Well anything else would actually require Trump to think and if that happened who knows what

harm could done to that luxurious head of hair he has.

[SCantiGOP]

37. I can't wait

To see him on a stage with Hillary discussing topics like this. No place to hide.

[cstanleytech]

38. "No place to hide." You underestimate the power of luxurious hair!!!!

[Nihil]

49. I remember that being said about Bush ...

... before he managed to sneak in the radio prompter (in the "hump on his back&quot .

[tinrobot]

22. Deer in the headlights...

He's paralyzed by the choice, and wants more time to be indecisive.

[Doctor Jack]

26. If Pence doesn't file for reelection tomorrow then we know its him.

Easy as that

[Cryptoad]

28. oh no,,,, another one backs out!

[Retrograde]

32. That doesn't make a lick of sense

This is just one of the things that he's going to have to address in the I hope extremely remote chance he's elected president. I doubt terrorists, wars, epidemics, or natural disasters are going to wait until it's convenient for him to deal with them.

Does he think the whole world revolves around him? Oh, wait...

[ailsagirl]

35. It really doesn't make sense

As if he's some big wig (pun intended) who must put his business-as-usual aside because of this latest development. Watch how he'll use the tragedy in France to puff himself up.

Disgusting!!!

[madamesilverspurs]

33. He's controlling the media

by jerking them around. He knows what he's doing. More FREE coverage.

[tblue37]

41. Maybe he fears his big announcement would be overshadowed, thus costing him the spotlight

for a whole news cycle.

[SkeleTim1968]

34. BBC says Pence is his running mate.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36800811
Donald Trump chooses Mike Pence as his running mate

[femmocrat]

36. Uh oh. I read earlier that Pence was "in the air" on his way to NY.

If it isn't him, he will miss his filing deadline in IN!!!

[tblue37]

40. He might be second-guessing his choice since Coulter and some other conservative mouths have

severely criticized it--especially since his kids and his SIL are the ones who pushed Pence when Trump himself supposedly preferred Christie or even Gingrich.

By pushing back the announcement he could be trying to weasel out of the Pence choice, even though the stories say that he has already offered the position and Pence accepted.

[rickford66]

46. So, the networks will show the empty podium again ?

[billhicks76]

47. OMG. How Is Trump Tied With No Ads

What happens when he starts putting ads out like Hillary. Moderate Dems are gonna lose us all this race if they don't start going for the jugular.

[BlueStater]

48. Just make your goddamn announcement, asshole, and quit jerking everyone around.

The news media is capable of covering more than one story. God, I hate this prick.

[question everything]

52. If Pence were smart, he would tell Trump to "take this job and shove it."

As a commentator this morning observed; having a governor cooling his heels at a New York Hotel.

And Pence should go back to Indiana to meet the noon deadline to file for re-election.